Basic Meaning
v
commonly used for cleaning objects like clothes, body parts, or items
to wash with water, gasoline, kerosene, etc., to remove dirt from an object
用水或汽油、煤油等去掉物体上面的脏东西。
Words:
洗头干洗手洗洗衣服洗脸
Sentences:
- 我每天都要洗衣服。I have to wash clothes every day.
- 她喜欢用温水洗脸。She likes to wash her face with warm water.
n
religious context; often used in terms like 洗礼
baptism, a Christian rite of initiation where water is sprinkled on the forehead or the body is immersed to symbolize cleansing from sin
洗礼,基督教接受人入教的仪式,把水滴在受洗人的额上,或让受洗人身体浸在水里,表示洗净过去的罪恶。
Words:
洗礼领洗受洗
Sentences:
- 他上个月接受了洗礼。He received baptism last month.
v
emphasizes complete removal of impurities, as in medical or hygiene contexts
to clean thoroughly; to cleanse
清除干净。
Words:
清洗洗牙
Sentences:
- 医生建议我每年洗牙一次。The doctor recommends that I get my teeth cleaned once a year.
- 我们需要清洗厨房的油烟机。We need to clean the kitchen range hood.
v
often used in legal or criminal contexts, e.g., 洗钱
to launder money; to make illegal things appear legal
清除罪证,将非法的变为合法的。
Words:
洗钱洗白洗人
Sentences:
- 警方正在调查洗钱活动。The police are investigating money laundering activities.
v
figurative use, typically negative and violent
to plunder or kill completely, as if washing away
像用水洗净一样杀光或抢光。
Words:
洗劫一空洗劫洗城
Sentences:
- 强盗把商店洗劫一空。The robbers plundered the store completely.
v
specific to photography
to develop and fix photos; to process film
印制相片时的显影、定影;冲洗。
Words:
洗相片洗胶卷
Sentences:
- 我昨天去洗了胶卷。I went to develop the film yesterday.
v
used for audio or video media
to erase recordings from tapes
把磁带上的录音、录像去掉。
Sentences:
- 他把旧磁带上的录音洗掉了。He erased the recording from the old tape.
v
gaming context
to shuffle cards or mahjong tiles
把麻将、扑克牌等经过掺和整理,改变原来的排列顺序。
Words:
洗牌
Sentences:
- 游戏开始前,我们先洗牌。Before the game starts, we shuffle the cards first.
Writing & Component
Radical氵
Structureleft_right
Stroke Count9
Strokes丶丶㇀丿一丨一丿乚
