清理

Chinese

		clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure	to manage; to heed; to put in order to manage; to heed; to put in order; reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure
trad. (清理)		清	理
simp. #(清理)		清	理
anagram		理清

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīnglǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ lei⁵

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chheng-lí

  (Teochew, Peng'im): cêng¹ li²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīnglǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cinglǐ
    • Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-li³
    • Yale: chīng-lǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chinglii
    • Palladius: цинли (cinli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing¹ lei⁵
    • Yale: chīng léih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ lei⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ léi⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ lei̯¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-lí
    • Tâi-lô: tshing-lí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhenglie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² li⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ li⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² li⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: cêng¹ li²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsheng lí
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ li⁵²/

Verb

清理

1. to clean; to tidy up; to arrange

   清理垃圾  ―  qīnglǐ lājī  ―  to clean up the rubbish

   清理房間／清理房间  ―  qīnglǐ fángjiān  ―  to tidy up the room

2. to deal with; to handle
3. (accounting) to clear (accounts); to settle; to liquidate

   清理資產／清理资产  ―  qīnglǐ zīchǎn  ―  to liquidate assets

4. (literary) to understand things; to be sensible
5. (literary) to bring under control; to pacify and govern

Synonyms

• (to tidy up): (colloquial) 拾掇 (shíduo), 收拾 (shōushi), 梳理 (shūlǐ), 整理 (zhěnglǐ)
• (to handle):

• 備辦／备办 (Hokkien)
• 受理 (shòulǐ)
• 審理／审理 (shěnlǐ)
• 張羅／张罗
• 從事／从事 (cóngshì)
• 打理 (dǎlǐ)
• 操持 (cāochí)
• 擺劃／摆划 (bǎihua) (regional)
• 料理 (liàolǐ)
• 理 (lǐ)
• 經辦／经办 (jīngbàn)
• 處分／处分 (chǔfèn) (literary)
• 處決／处决 (chǔjué)
• 處理／处理
• 處置／处置 (chǔzhì)
• 辦理／办理 (bànlǐ)

 

• (to clear): 清算 (qīngsuàn)
• (to bring under control): (literary) 平治 (píngzhì)

Derived terms

• 清理門戶／清理门户