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一清二白 — “To be perfectly clear and easy to understand”

一清二白 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be perfectly clear and easy to understand”. To be innocent and beyond reproach.

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一清二白 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 一yī
  • 清qīng
  • 二èr
  • 白bái

一清二白 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
清
qīng11clear, pure, or tranquil
二
èr2the number two
白
bái5white, bright, clear

Example Sentence with 一清二白

他把事情的来龙去脉讲得一清二白,大家才明白过来
He explained the ins and outs of the matter perfectly clearly, and only then did everyone understand.

Idioms Related to 一清二白

Synonyms of 一清二白

  • yī一chén尘bù不rǎn染pure and unsullied
  • yī一qīng清èr二chǔ楚be perfectly clear
  • hēi黑bái白fēn分míng明clearly distinguish right from wrong

Antonyms of 一清二白

  • yī一tuán团qī漆hēi黑pitch-dark or completely in the dark
  • yī一tā塌hú糊tu涂in a complete mess
  • wù雾lǐ里kàn看huā花to have a blurred or unclear understanding

More idioms starting with 一

  • yī一dīng丁bù不shí识completely illiterate
  • yī一dīng丁diǎn点er儿a tiny bit
  • yī一bù不zuò作,,èr二bù不xiū休Finish what you start
  • yī一bù不zuò做,,èr二bù不xiū休in for a penny, in for a pound
  • yī一bù不yā压zhòng众,,bǎi百bù不suí随yī一The minority cannot prevail against the majority
  • yī一bù不niǔ扭zhòng众One person cannot defy the crowd
  • yī一shì世zhī之xióng雄A hero of a generation
  • yī一shì世lóng龙mén门A generation's revered influential figure
  • yī一qiū丘yī一hè壑live contentedly in nature
  • yī一qiū丘zhī之hé貉birds of a feather
  • yī一sī丝yī一háo毫the slightest amount
  • yī一sī丝bù不luàn乱perfectly orderly and neat

Questions about 一清二白

What does 一清二白 mean?
一清二白 (yī qīng èr bái) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be perfectly clear and easy to understand”.
How do you pronounce 一清二白?
一清二白 is pronounced yī qīng èr bái in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 一清二白?
比喻十分清白。亦比喻非常清楚。
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