搓洗 (cuō xǐ) — to scrub by hand (clothes or fabric) to remove dirt

Definition

Examples

• 这件衣服上的油渍需要用力搓洗才能去掉。
  Zhè jiàn yī fu shàng de yóu zì xū yào yòng lì cuō xǐ cái néng qù diào.
  The oil stain on this garment needs to be scrubbed vigorously to come off.
• 她蹲在河边，用洗衣板搓洗床单。
  Tā dūn zài hé biān, yòng xǐ yī bǎn cuō xǐ chuáng dān.
  She squatted by the river, scrubbing the bedsheet on the washboard.
• 妈妈每天用手搓洗衣服，手都磨出茧子了。
  Mā ma měi tiān yòng shǒu cuō xǐ yī fu, shǒu dōu mó chū jiǎn zi le.
  Mom scrubs clothes by hand every day, and her hands have developed calluses.