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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

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  1. 1. verb [衣、碗等] wash
    衣店
    Launderette (英) $®
  2. 2. verb [衣、碗等] Laundromat (美) ®
  3. 3. verb [胶卷] develop
  4. 4. verb [录音、录像] wipe
  5. 5. verb [麻将、扑克] shuffle
  6. 6. verb [洗礼] baptize
  7. 7. verb [洗劫] loot
  8. 8. verb [洗雪] redress
    redress a wrong

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary (1 result)

[xǐ]
  1. 1. shuffle
  2. 2. lavation
  3. 3. pack
  4. 4. irrigate
  5. 5. gill
  6. 6. washing
  7. 7. wash
  8. 8. make
  9. 9. do

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

[xǐ]
  1. 1. 用水或其他溶剂除掉物体上的污垢
    脚。
    衣服。
    碗。
  2. 2. 古代盥用的器皿,形状像浅盆;泛指形状像的器皿
  3. 3. 除掉
    冤。
    耻。
    异己分子。
    把那段录音掉。
  4. 4. 过一样地杀光或抢光
    劫。
    城。
  5. 5. 胶卷;印制照片
    印。
    了两张像片。
  6. 6.
  7. 7. 玩牌类游戏时把牌打乱后再重新整理
    牌。

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衣物时一定要把涤剂的泡沫涮干净。
While washing clothes, one must rinse clean the foam of the detergent.
火车上的盥室设在每节车厢之间,供旅客漱使用。
There are washrooms in every carriage of the train for passengers to wash their faces and rinse their mouths.
这件棉袍太脏了,应该了。
This cotton-padded gown is too dirty, and should have a wash.
再难的污渍都难不倒这种衣粉。
This kind of laundry detergent can clean the most difficult smudges.
瞧你这件衣服的袖头脏的,赶快
How dirty the cuff of your sleeve is! Go and wash it at once.
我袖子上的墨水斑痕不掉了。
The ink mark on my sleeve cannot be washed off.
妈妈每个月都要为我们拆被头。
Mother takes apart, and washes the upper side of our quilts every month.
她把衣服放到家里那个笨头笨脑的衣机里。
She puts her clothes in her families clumsy washing machine.
他桌子上的这个笔还是他爷爷留下来的。
The dish for rising writing brushes on his desk was passed down to him by his Grandfather.
这个木板因经常刷而留下许多擦痕。
There are many scrapes on the floor due to frequent cleaning.

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  • Scene:

    洗苹果 / washing an apple

  • Examples:

    洗脸,洗涤,洗澡,洗心革面

  • Description:

    洗 means to wash impurities off an object (clean an object) with water or detergent. It is extended to mean to erase a cassette tape in 洗磁带. It can also mean to develop a photogragh in 洗照片, or mean shuffle in 洗牌 (shuffle cards).

Related video notes: 洗、淘、冲、涮

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