干净 绝对干净
“Clean, absolutely clean.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这钱干净吗
“Is it clean money?”
干净 绝对干净
“Clean, absolutely clean.”
华儿 我们去
“Ronghua, let's go...”
“Don't worry, this money won't get us into any trouble at all.”
Just like in English, Chinese uses the concept of cleanliness to describe financial legitimacy; 'clean money' means funds untainted by crime, bribery, or bad karma.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
clean; legitimate (of money/background)
Beyond physical cleanliness, it is frequently used metaphorically in spoken Chinese to mean free of criminal ties, corruption, or lingering trouble.
absolutely; definitely
Placed before adjectives or verbs as a strong intensifier to give a 100% guarantee in daily conversation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He's clean, squeaky clean.”
“The cleaning is basically just for show.”
“Only this one is clean. It's new.”