漂白 (piǎo bái) — to bleach; (figurative) to whitewash, to cover up (scandals, crimes, etc.)
Definition
Literally 'to bleach' (fabric, paper, hair). Used figuratively to mean 'whitewash' — covering up scandals or crimes with a clean public image.
verb
to bleach(figurative) to whitewashto cover up (scandals, crimes, etc.)
Examples
- 漂白。Gōng chǎng yòng huà xué yào pǐn piǎo bái bù liào.The factory bleaches fabric with chemicals.
- 漂白。Zhèng fǔ bèi zhǐ kòng piǎo bái fǔ bài chǒu wén.The government was accused of whitewashing the corruption scandal.
- 漂白。Zhè zhǒng xǐ yī yè néng yǒu xiào piǎo bái yī fu.This laundry detergent can effectively bleach clothes.
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