HSK 2 HSK C1/W1/V1
Correct

洗

/ xǐ / 
Strokes

Definition

to wash/to bathe/to develop (photo)

Example

As a Verb

wash; bathe; clean with water

1
Zhènyǔ
阵雨
guòhòu
过后
  
,
bìkōngrúxǐ
碧空如洗
  
。

The sky is as clear as having been washed after the shower.

2
Zhè
这
bèidān
被单
gāi
该
hǎohǎo
好好
xǐ
洗
yī
一
xǐ
洗
  
。

The sheet could use a good scrubbing.

3
Tā
她
de
的
qúnzi
裙子
xǐ
洗
de
得
tuì
褪
le
了
sè
色
  
。

The colour of her dress washed out.

4
Chuānglián
窗帘
de
得
xǐ
洗
le
了
  
。

The window curtains need washing.

5
Nǐ
你
de
的
chuángzhào
床罩
zhèngzài
正在
xǐ
洗
  
。

Your bedspread is in the wash.

6
Yòng
用
féizào
肥皂
  
/
xǐfà
洗发
jīngxǐ
精洗

wash with soap/shampoo

7
Yǐlèixǐmiàn
以泪洗面

be bathed in tears

8
Shǒu
手
xǐ
洗
nèiyī
内衣

wash the underwear by hand; hand-wash the underwear

9
Xǐ
洗
yī
一
xià
下

have/get a wash

10
Xǐ
洗
hòu
后
suōshuǐ
缩水

shrink in the wash

11
Xǐ
洗
gānjìng
干净

wash sth clean

12
Xǐ
洗
diào
掉
yīfu
衣服
shàng
上
de
的
wūgòu
污垢

wash the dirt off/from/out of one's clothes

13
Xǐyī
洗衣
wéishēng
为生

wash/do/take in washing for a living

14
Xǐ
洗
shāngkǒu
伤口

bathe/clean a wound

15
Xǐ
洗
línyù
淋浴
  
/
pén
盆
yù
浴

have/take a shower/bath

16
Xǐliǎn
洗脸
  
/
shǒu
手
  
/
tóufa
头发

wash one's face/hands/hair

17
Xǐ
洗
cítóu
磁头

clean a magnetic head

18
Xǐ
洗
cānjù
餐具

do the washing-up; wash up

19
Bǎ
把
yǒu
有
yánsè
颜色
de
的
yīfu
衣服
yú
与
báisè
白色
de
的
yīfu
衣服
fēnkāi
分开
xǐ
洗

wash the coloured clothes separately from the whites

As a Noun

washing utensil

20
Bǐxǐ
笔洗

basin for washing writing brushes

As a Verb

clear (from a charge of guilt or fault); remove blame from sb; redress; right; absolve sb from/of sth

21
Xǐ
洗
qù
去
zuìniè
罪孽

cleanse sb from sin; wash away one's sin; wash sb thoroughly from his iniquity

22
Xǐ
洗
qù
去
bèigào
被告
de
的
zuìmíng
罪名

vindicate the defendant from a charge

As a Verb

kill everyone or/and loot everything; sack; devastate

23
Fěitú
匪徒
xuèxǐ
血洗
le
了
zhěnggè
整个
cūnzhuāng
村庄
  
。

The bandits plunged the village into a bloodbath.

24
Xǐ
洗
chéng
城

massacre the inhabitants of a captured city

As a Verb

develop; process

25
Zhè
这
juǎn
卷
jiāojuǎn
胶卷
xǐ
洗
de
得
bùhǎo
不好
  
。

This roll of film didn't develop properly.

26
Suǒyǒu
所有
zhàopiàn
照片
dōu
都
xǐ
洗
de
得
hěn
很
qīngchu
清楚
  
。

All the photographs came out clearly.

27
Xǐjiāojuǎn
洗胶卷

develop a film; have a film developed

28
Xǐ
洗
cǎisè
彩色
zhàopiàn
照片

process a colour photo

As a Noun

baptism

29
Shòuxǐ
受洗
wéi
为
jīdūjiàotú
基督教徒

be baptized a Christian

30
Shòuxǐ
受洗

accept/receive/undergo baptism

31
Shī
施
xǐ
洗

administer baptism; baptize

As a Verb

shuffle (cards, etc)

32
Bǎ
把
pái
牌
hǎohǎo
好好
xǐ
洗
yī
一
xǐ
洗

give the cards a good shuffle

33
Xǐ
洗
gǔpái
骨牌

shuffle the dominoes

As a Verb

clear away; clean up; eliminate

34
Qīngxǐ
清洗

purge; eliminate

As a Verb

erase (a tape recording, etc)

35
Xǐdiào
洗掉
nāduàn
那段
lùyīn
录音

erase the recording