洗 xǐ — to wash

Meanings

1. 1

   to wash

   To wash something with water: 洗衣服, 洗菜, 洗杯子. It also builds 洗手 "to wash one’s hands" and 洗澡 "to have a bath".

   verb

Character breakdown

• 洗

  xǐ (third tone, dipping)

  to wash, to bathe; to rinse away; to develop (photographs)

  9 strokes⿰氵先Radical 水

Example sentences

• 我在洗衣服。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) zài (fourth tone, falling) xǐ (third tone, dipping) yīfu. (first tone, high and level)···

  I’m doing the washing.

• 妈妈正在洗菜，我们等一下。/媽媽正在洗菜，我們等一下。Māma (first tone, high and level) zhèngzài (fourth tone, falling) xǐ (third tone, dipping) cài, (fourth tone, falling) wǒmen (third tone, dipping) děng (third tone, dipping) yíxià. (second tone, rising)···

  Mum is washing the vegetables — let’s wait a moment.

Similar words

Words containing 洗

• 洗澡xǐzǎo (third tone, dipping)to have a bath, to take a shower
• 洗手间/洗手間xǐshǒujiān (third tone, dipping)toilet, washroom, restroom
• 清洗qīng (first tone, high and level) xǐ (third tone, dipping)to wash
• 洗衣机/洗衣機xǐ (third tone, dipping) yī (first tone, high and level) jī (first tone, high and level)washer
• 冲洗/沖洗chōng (first tone, high and level) xǐ (third tone, dipping)to rinse
• 洗礼/洗禮xǐ (third tone, dipping) lǐ (third tone, dipping)baptism (lit. or fig.)
• 洗衣粉xǐ (third tone, dipping) yī (first tone, high and level) fěn (third tone, dipping)laundry detergent
• 洗涤剂/洗滌劑xǐ (third tone, dipping) dí (second tone, rising) jì (fourth tone, falling)cleaning agent