一干二净
yī gān èr jìng
completely; clean as a whistle
Character by character
一yī
one
one
干gān
dry
dry
二èr
two
two
净jìng
clean
clean
Example
他把学过的东西忘得一干二净。
He's completely forgotten everything he learned.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
Usually a complement: 忘得, 吃得 or 花得一干二净.
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