Definition
洗漱 (xǐ shù) specifically means washing your face and rinsing your mouth — the morning routine. 洗涤 (xǐ dí) is a formal, technical term for washing or cleansing (clothes, dishes, or even abstract purification), not used for daily personal hygiene.
verb
to wash up (face and mouth)to freshen up (in the morning)
Examples
- 洗漱。Wǒ měitiān qǐchuáng hòu dì yī jiàn shì jiù shì xǐ shù.Every day after getting up, the first thing I do is wash up.
- 洗漱？。Nǐ xǐ shù le ma? Wǒmen gāi qù chī zǎofàn le.Have you washed up? We should go eat breakfast.
- 洗漱。Tā měitiān zǎoshang dōu yào huā shí fēnzhōng xǐ shù.He spends ten minutes washing up every morning.
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