Definition

1. Verb:
   • To clean up, to make clean and tidy: To remove dirt, mess, or unwanted items from a place, making it neat and orderly.
   • To clear out, to strip bare: To remove everything from an area, leaving it empty.
   • To eradicate, to wipe out: To completely remove or get rid of something undesirable, such as pests, criminals, or obstacles.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tôi cần dọn sạch phòng khách trước khi khách đến. (I need to clean up the living room before the guests arrive.)
  • Họ đã dọn sạch đồ đạc trong nhà kho. (They cleared out all the items from the warehouse.)
  • Cảnh sát đang tìm cách dọn sạch băng đảng tội phạm khỏi khu phố. (The police are trying to wipe out the criminal gang from the neighborhood.)

Advanced Usage

• "dọn sạch sẽ": to clean up thoroughly and neatly.

  • Cô ấy luôn dọn sạch sẽ bếp sau khi nấu ăn. (She always cleans up the kitchen thoroughly after cooking.)

• "dọn sạch bàn": to clear the table (after a meal).

  • Ai sẽ dọn sạch bàn ăn tối nay? (Who will clear the dinner table tonight?)

Variants and Related Words

• Dọn dẹp (verb): to tidy up, to clean up (a general term for cleaning and organizing).

  • Chúng ta nên dọn dẹp nhà cửa vào cuối tuần. (We should tidy up the house on the weekend.)

• Dọn đi (verb): to clear away, to remove (something specific).

  • Hãy dọn đi những chậu cây chết. (Please clear away the dead plants.)

• Sạch sẽ (adjective): clean, neat.

  • Căn phòng trông rất sạch sẽ. (The room looks very clean.)

Synonyms

• Làm sạch: to clean, to purify.
• Thu dọn: to tidy up, to put away.
• Quét sạch: to sweep clean (often used figuratively for removing problems).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Dọn sạch đường đi: to clear the path/way.

  • Họ phải dọn sạch đường đi đầy đá. (They had to clear the path full of stones.)

• Dọn sạch nợ: to clear/pay off all debts.

  • Công ty hy vọng sẽ dọn sạch nợ trong năm nay. (The company hopes to clear all its debts this year.)

Related Idioms

• Dọn sạch cỏ dại: Literally "to clear the weeds," meaning to eliminate root problems or undesirable elements.

  • Đôi khi bạn phải dọn sạch cỏ dại để khu vườn phát triển. (Sometimes you have to clear the weeds for the garden to grow.)

• Dọn sạch như chùi: As clean as if wiped; meaning extremely clean and spotless.

  • Sau khi cô ấy dọn, nhà bếp sạch như chùi. (After she cleaned, the kitchen was spotless.)

verb

1. to clean up; to strip bare