cai4 zing2齊整齐整
Jyutpingcai4 zing2
Yalechàih jíng
Definition
Neat, tidy, organized, and orderly.
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How it's used
Focuses on the visual state of items being arranged in a logical or uniform manner. It is frequently used when describing physical objects like books on a shelf, clothes in a drawer, or even a row of people standing in line. Unlike general words for clean, it specifically emphasizes the orderliness and lack of clutter.
Examples
The room is so tidy, who helped you clean it up?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 乾淨, which specifically means clean or free from dirt. Something can be 齊整 but still be dirty, or conversely, a room might be 乾淨 but messy because items are scattered everywhere.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
