洗衣 (xǐ yī) — to wash clothes; to do laundry
Definition
A verb-object phrase meaning 'to wash clothes / do laundry'. Usually followed by a noun like 机 (machine) or 店 (shop) — 洗衣机, 洗衣店 — rather than used alone.
verb
to wash clothesto do laundry
Examples
- 洗衣。Wǒ měi tiān dōu yòng xǐ yī jī xǐ yī.I use the washing machine to do laundry every day.
- ，。Jīn tiān xǐ le sān cì yī fu, zhēn lèi.I did laundry three times today — I'm really tired.
- 洗衣。Wǒ xí guàn qù xǐ yī diàn xǐ yī.I'm used to going to the laundromat to do laundry.
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