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Cleaning in Korean 🇰🇷


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cleaning 청소
How to say “cleaning” in Korean? “청소”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “청소” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on cleaning in Korean like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to Remember:
• Associate “cheongso” with the idea of “choosing” to make something spotless—imagine someone named Chung who is meticulous about cleaning.
• Notice that the sound “cheong” evokes a clear, fresh feeling, linking it to cleanliness.

Explanations:
• "청소" (cheongso) is a Sino-Korean compound made up of "청" and "소." It generally means "cleaning" or "tidying up."
• It is used both as a noun (the act of cleaning) and, when combined with the verb 하다 (to do), as an action (“to clean”).

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
• “청결” (cheong-gyeol) – meaning “cleanliness.”
• “정리” (jeongni) – meaning “organizing” or “tidying up,” which can sometimes imply cleaning up a space.

Alternate Meanings/Slang:
• While “청소” primarily means cleaning, it is occasionally used metaphorically to describe “cleaning up” a situation (e.g., “political cleaning up” of corruption). This usage isn’t so much slang as it is a figurative extension of the original meaning.

Example Sentences:
• 나는 방 청소를 했다. (Naneun bang cheongso-reul haetda.) – I cleaned my room.
• 어제 집안 청소를 하느라 하루 종일 바빴다. (Eoje jib-an cheongso-reul haneura haru jong-il bappatda.) – I was busy all day yesterday cleaning the house.
• 정부가 부패 청소에 나섰다. (Jeongbuga bupae cheongso-e naseotda.) – The government set out to clean up corruption.

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