洗澡 xǐzǎo — to have a bath, to take a shower

Meanings

1. 1

   to have a bath, to take a shower

   To wash oneself. Like 刷牙 and 洗脸 it is a verb plus its own object, so it takes no further object and no possessive: 我洗澡了.

   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

• 运动以后我要洗澡。/運動以後我要洗澡。Yùndòng (fourth tone, falling) yǐhòu (third tone, dipping) wǒ (third tone, dipping) yào (fourth tone, falling) xǐzǎo. (third tone, dipping)···

  I’ll have a shower after exercising.

• 他每天晚上都洗澡。Tā (first tone, high and level) měi (third tone, dipping) tiān (first tone, high and level) wǎnshang (third tone, dipping) dōu (first tone, high and level) xǐzǎo. (third tone, dipping)···

  He showers every evening.

Similar words

Words containing 洗

• 洗xǐ (third tone, dipping)to wash
• 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