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Definitions

  1. 1. to wash; to bathe
  2. 2. to develop (photographs)
  3. 3. to shuffle (cards etc)
  4. 4. to erase (a recording)

Example Sentences

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湯姆沒 頭髮。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10529261)

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Words Containing 洗

一贫如洗
yī pín rú xǐ

penniless

洗消剂
xǐ xiāo jì

decontaminant

吸附洗消剂
xī fù xǐ xiāo jì

absorbing decontaminant

洗衣
xǐ yī

laundry

洗发剂
xǐ fà jì

shampoo

洗耳恭听
xǐ ěr gōng tīng

to listen with respectful attention

耐洗
nài xǐ

wash-resistant

耶洗别
yē xǐ bié

Jezebel, wife of Ahab and mother of Ahaziah, major character in 1 Kings 16:31, 19:1, 21 and 2 Kings 9, killed by Jehu 耶戶|耶户[yē hù]

洗面奶
xǐ miàn nǎi

cleansing lotion

洗刷
xǐ shuā

to wipe clean

洗白
xǐ bái

to make sth clean and white

干洗
gān xǐ

to dry clean

盥洗室
guàn xǐ shì

toilet

洗牙
xǐ yá

scaling and polishing (dentistry)

洗碗机
xǐ wǎn jī

dishwasher

洗手乳
xǐ shǒu rǔ

liquid hand soap

洗劫
xǐ jié

to loot

洗黑钱
xǐ hēi qián

money laundering

洗手台
xǐ shǒu tái

vanity unit

洗练
xǐ liàn

agile

洗地
xǐ dì

to clean the floor

洗稿
xǐ gǎo

to modify a text so it can be plagiarized without detection (neologism c. 2014, formed by analogy with 洗錢|洗钱[xǐ qián], to launder money)

梳洗
shū xǐ

to make oneself presentable

洗洁精
xǐ jié jīng

dishwashing liquid

赤贫如洗
chì pín rú xǐ

without two nickels to rub together (idiom)

洗发粉
xǐ fà fěn

shampoo powder

洗剪吹
xǐ jiǎn chuī

shampoo, haircut and blow-dry

洗沟
xǐ gōu

to roll a ball into the gutter (ten-pin bowling)

洗头
xǐ tóu

to wash one's hair

施洗者约翰
shī xǐ zhě yuē hàn

John the Baptist

施洗约翰
shī xǐ yuē hàn

John the Baptist

洗浴
xǐ yù

to bathe

洗脸台
xǐ liǎn tái

commode

擦洗
cā xǐ

to clean (with water or alcohol)

洗衣粉
xǐ yī fěn

laundry detergent

盥洗
guàn xǐ

to wash up; to freshen up

洗涤间
xǐ dí jiān

washroom

浣洗
huàn xǐ

to wash (clothes)

洗劫一空
xǐ jié yī kōng

to steal everything

洗脸盘
xǐ liǎn pán

a hand basin

洗消
xǐ xiāo

decontamination

刷洗
shuā xǐ

to scrub clean

洗心革面
xǐ xīn gé miàn

lit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways

洗马
xiǎn mǎ

(official title) herald to the crown prince (in imperial China)

洗胃
xǐ wèi

to have one stomach's pumped

自助洗衣店
zì zhù xǐ yī diàn

laundromat

洗肾
xǐ shèn

to have dialysis treatment

洗涤
xǐ dí

to rinse

洗发皂
xǐ fà zào

shampoo

洗澡间
xǐ zǎo jiān

bathroom

拆洗
chāi xǐ

to unpick and wash (e.g. padded garment)

高压清洗机
gāo yā qīng xǐ jī

high pressure washer

洗冤
xǐ yuān

to right a wrong; to redress an injustice

洗发精
xǐ fà jīng

shampoo

洗碗精
xǐ wǎn jīng

dishwashing liquid

洗发水
xǐ fà shuǐ

shampoo (liquid)

跳进黄河洗不清
tiào jìn huáng hé xǐ bù qīng

lit. even jumping into the Yellow River can't get you clean

洗盆
xǐ pén

basin (water container)

浸洗
jìn xǐ

to immerse

洗濯
xǐ zhuó

to wash

上空洗车
shàng kōng xǐ chē

topless car wash

漱洗
shù xǐ

to rinse the mouth and wash the face

领洗
lǐng xǐ

to be baptized

劫洗
jié xǐ

to loot

血洗
xuè xǐ

blood purge

洗面乳
xǐ miàn rǔ

cleansing lotion

洗衣网
xǐ yī wǎng

mesh laundry bag (for keeping garments separate from others in the washing machine)

妇洗器
fù xǐ qì

bidet

家贫如洗
jiā pín rú xǐ

extreme poverty (idiom); destitute

洗钱
xǐ qián

to launder money

合成洗涤剂
hé chéng xǐ dí jì

synthetic detergent

盥洗盆
guàn xǐ pén

washbowl

金盆洗手
jīn pén xǐ shǒu

fig. to abandon the life of an outlaw

洗脱
xǐ tuō

to cleanse

洗脸盆
xǐ liǎn pén

washbowl

淘洗
táo xǐ

to wash

洗涤灵
xǐ dí líng

dishwashing liquid

洗涤槽
xǐ dí cáo

sink

洗澡
xǐ zǎo

to bathe

漂洗
piǎo xǐ

to rinse (clothes)

消毒洗手液
xiāo dú xǐ shǒu yè

hand sanitizer

洗礼
xǐ lǐ

baptism (lit. or fig.)

洗手间
xǐ shǒu jiān

toilet

洗手池
xǐ shǒu chí

bathroom sink

洗手液
xǐ shǒu yè

liquid hand soap

浆洗
jiāng xǐ

to wash and starch

洗脑
xǐ nǎo

to brainwash

洗衣房
xǐ yī fáng

laundry room

施洗
shī xǐ

baptize

洗浴中心
xǐ yù zhōng xīn

bathing and recreation center

洗衣板
xǐ yī bǎn

washboard

洗牌
xǐ pái

to shuffle cards

受洗
shòu xǐ

to receive baptism

洗涤剂
xǐ dí jì

cleaning agent

洗漱
xǐ shù

to wash the face and rinse the mouth

洗发乳
xǐ fà rǔ

shampoo

洗发露
xǐ fà lù

shampoo

洗手盆
xǐ shǒu pén

bathroom sink

洗手不干
xǐ shǒu bù gàn

to totally stop doing something

洗染店
xǐ rǎn diàn

commercial laundry

洗衣店
xǐ yī diàn

laundry (commercial establishment)

湔洗
jiān xǐ

to wash

洗冤集录
xǐ yuān jí lù

\Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified\ (1247) by Song Ci 宋慈[sòng cí], said to be the world's first forensic science text

圣洗
shèng xǐ

baptism (Christian ceremony)

洗洁剂
xǐ jié jì

detergent

酒精洗手液
jiǔ jīng xǐ shǒu yè

alcohol-based hand sanitizer

耐洗涤性
nài xǐ dí xìng

washing or color fastness

洗面
xǐ miàn

facial cleansing

洗碗池
xǐ wǎn chí

kitchen sink

洗涤桶
xǐ dí tǒng

washtub

洗手
xǐ shǒu

to wash one's hands

洗雪
xǐ xuě

to erase

受洗命名
shòu xǐ mìng míng

to be christened

搓洗
cuō xǐ

to rub clean (garments)

洗者若翰
xǐ zhě ruò hàn

St John the Baptist

洗涤器
xǐ dí qì

washing appliance

洗碗
xǐ wǎn

to wash the dishes

洗消场
xǐ xiāo chǎng

decontaminating field

革面洗心
gé miàn xǐ xīn

lit. to renew one's face and wash one's heart (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways

洗涤机
xǐ dí jī

washer

洗净
xǐ jìng

to wash clean

萝卜快了不洗泥
luó bo kuài le bù xǐ ní

when radishes are selling fast, one doesn't take the time to wash the soil off them (idiom)

洗衣机
xǐ yī jī

washing machine; washer

洗甲水
xǐ jiǎ shuǐ

nail polish remover

洗绿
xǐ lǜ

to greenwash

种族清洗
zhǒng zú qīng xǐ

\ethnic cleansing\

冲洗
chōng xǐ

to rinse

以泪洗面
yǐ lèi xǐ miàn

to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)

清洗
qīng xǐ

to wash

洗脸
xǐ liǎn

to wash the face