git3潔洁

Jyutpinggit3

Yalegit

語素Rare

Definition

Clean, sanitized, and hygienic; free of dirt.

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How it's used

This character is primarily a formal or literary morpheme and rarely functions as a standalone adjective in daily speech. It is almost always paired with other characters to form compound words like 潔淨 or 潔白. Use 乾淨 instead if you want to describe something as clean in a casual, everyday context.

Examples

nei1呢dou6度dei6地fong1方hou2好git3潔zing6淨，zyu6住dak1得hou2好syu1舒fuk6服。

This place is very clean, it is very comfortable to live in.

nei5你sai2洗sau2手sai2洗dak1得gau3夠m4唔gau3夠git3潔zing6淨aa4呀？

Did you wash your hands clean enough?

Common phrases

git3潔zing6淨

clean and tidy

git3潔baak6白

spotless white

Common mistake

Learners often mistakenly use 潔 as a direct synonym for 乾淨 in spoken sentences, which sounds unnatural or overly formal. Stick to 乾淨 for daily conversation and reserve 潔 for written or formal compound expressions.