窗明几净
chuāng míng jī jìng
bright and spotless (of a room)
Character by character
窗chuāng
window
window
明míng
bright
bright
几jī
small table
small table
净jìng
clean
clean
Example
大扫除以后，屋里窗明几净，过年的气氛一下子就出来了。
After the big clean the room was bright and spotless, and suddenly it felt like New Year.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
For clean, light, tidy rooms, offices and classrooms: 窗明几净的教室. 几 here is jī, a small low table (as in 茶几), not jǐ, “how many”: a classic misreading.
Learn this in Lesson 128 · HSK 7–9: 装修一套房 (Doing up a flat)
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