清理 (qīng lǐ): to clean

On the weekend I spent a whole day clearing off my desk, throwing away all the expired newspapers and useless old magazines.

After the heavy rain, the residential property management immediately sent people to clear the leaves and trash blocking the drains so that standing water on the road wouldn't affect residents' comings and goings.

At the accident scene, the police cleared away broken glass and scattered parts, and directed passing vehicles to detour.

The company decided to purge a group of nominal employees who hadn't shown up for work for a long time but still collected salaries, in order to tighten internal management.

The computer was running too slowly; after I cleared some rarely used software and temporary files, its speed noticeably improved a lot.