洗 (xǐ) — to wash; to bathe (in 洗澡)
Definition
洗 (xǐ) is the basic verb 'to wash' — clothes, dishes, hands, hair. As a separable verb with 澡 it means 'to bathe' (洗澡); 沐浴 is a formal/literary equivalent you may see in writing.
verb
to washto bathe (in 洗澡)
Examples
- 洗？Nǐ měi tiān xǐ jǐ cì shǒu?How many times do you wash your hands each day?
- 。Mā ma zhèng zài xǐ yī fu.Mom is washing clothes.
- 洗。Wǒ wǎn shàng xǐ wán zǎo jiù shuì jiào.After I finish washing up at night, I go to sleep.
Grammar
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