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洗手

xǐ shǒu · xi shou

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Meaning

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  1. to wash one's hands
  2. to go to the toilet
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Before dinner

  1. Dengdeng

    吃饭(chīfàn)前(qián)先(xiān)洗手(xǐshǒu)！

    Wash your hands before eating!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)洗手(xǐshǒu)了(le)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)，手(shǒu)还是(háishi)湿(shī)的(de)。

    I already washed my hands. Look, they're still wet.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)洗(xǐ)的(de)是(shì)杯子(bēizi)，不是(bùshì)手(shǒu)！

    You washed the cup, not your hands!

  4. Liangliang

    啊(a)？怪不得(guàibude)杯子(bēizi)这么(zhème)干净(gānjìng)。

    Oh? No wonder the cup is so clean.

  5. Dengdeng

    快去(kuàiqù)洗手(xǐshǒu)，饭(fàn)要(yào)凉(liáng)了(le)。

    Go wash your hands, the food is getting cold.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

离(lí)开(kāi)厕(cè)所(suǒ)前(qián)应(yīng)该(gāi)洗(xǐ)手(shǒu)。

When you leave the bathroom, you should wash your hands.

Tatoeba: Chinese by peipei · English by somekinda · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)吃(chī)饭(fàn)前(qián)应(yīng)该(gāi)先(xiān)洗(xǐ)手(shǒu)。

You should wash your hands before you eat.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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