to clean up; to sort out
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to clean up; to tidy up thoroughly
neutralOften implies a systematic or comprehensive process of organizing, removing clutter, or resolving outstanding matters.
Zhōu周
mò末
wǒ我
yào要
qīng清
lǐ理
yī一
xià下
wǒ我
de的
fáng房
jiān间
。
I need to clean up my room this weekend.
Tā他
huā花
le了
bàn半
tiān天
shí时
jiān间
qīng清
lǐ理
cāng仓
kù库
de的
jiù旧
huò货
wù物
。
He spent half a day cleaning up the old goods in the warehouse.
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Gōng公
sī司
zhèng正
zài在
qīng清
lǐ理
zhàng账
mù目
，
wèi为
nián年
dù度
shěn审
jì计
zuò做
zhǔn准
bèi备
。
The company is sorting out its accounts in preparation for the annual audit.
Jǐng警
chá察
bù部
mén门
zhèng正
zài在
zhuó着
lì力
qīng清
lǐ理
duō多
nián年
de的
jī积
àn案
。
The police department is focusing on clearing up long-standing unsolved cases.
Xué学
zhě者
men们
zhì致
lì力
yú于
qīng清
lǐ理
hé和
jiào校
kān勘
gǔ古
dài代
wén文
xiàn献
。
Scholars are dedicated to collating and annotating ancient documents.