Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Clean, tidy: The primary meaning describes something that is free from dirt, marks, or mess. It emphasizes a state of neatness and good hygiene.
   • Cleanly, neat: Describes a person's habitual tendency to maintain cleanliness in their person, actions, or surroundings.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Căn phòng này rất sạch sẽ. (This room is very clean.)
  • Cô ấy là một người sạch sẽ. (She is a cleanly person.)
  • Hãy giữ tay chân sạch sẽ. (Keep your hands and feet clean.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe abstract cleanliness, such as in behavior or record.
  • Anh ta có lý lịch sạch sẽ. (He has a clean record.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sạch (adj): Clean. Often interchangeable, but "sạch sẽ" can imply a more thorough, cared-for, or habitual cleanliness.

  • Cái bát này đã rửa sạch. (This bowl has been washed clean.)

• Gọn gàng, ngăn nắp (adj): Neat, tidy, organized. These are close synonyms but focus more on order than the absence of dirt.

  • Bàn làm việc của cô ấy luôn gọn gàng. (Her desk is always tidy.)

Synonyms

• Clean: Free from dirt.
• Tidy: Neat and orderly.
• Spotless: Completely clean.
• Neat: Clean and orderly in appearance.

Related Idioms

• Ăn ở sạch sẽ: To live cleanly; to have clean living habits (often referring to moral or hygienic conduct).

  • Gia đình họ ăn ở rất sạch sẽ. (Their family lives very cleanly.)

• Sạch sẽ gọn gàng: A common paired phrase meaning clean and tidy.

  • Cậu bé luôn xuất hiện sạch sẽ gọn gàng. (The boy always appears clean and tidy.)

adj

1. clean, cleanly