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洗衣机

xǐ yī jī · xi yi ji

Traditional 洗衣機

HSK 2Old HSK 4Measure word: 台 tái

Meaning

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  1. washing machine; washer
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The singing washer

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)洗衣机(xǐyījī)今天(jīntiān)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)叫(jiào)。

    My washing machine kept making noise today.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)往(wǎng)洗衣机(xǐyījī)里(lǐ)放(fàng)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    What did you put into the washing machine?

  3. Dengdeng

    里面(lǐmiàn)全是(quánshì)衣服(yīfu)，还(hái)有(yǒu)一双(yīshuāng)鞋(xié)。

    It was all clothes, and also a pair of shoes.

  4. Liangliang

    难怪(nánguài)洗衣机(xǐyījī)会(huì)叫(jiào)！

    No wonder the washing machine was making noise!

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)一次(yīcì)洗完(xǐwán)，节省(jiéshěng)时间(shíjiān)。

    I wanted to finish everything in one go and save time.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)多(duō)花(huā)了(le)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)听(tīng)洗衣机(xǐyījī)唱歌(chànggē)。

    So you spent one more hour listening to the washing machine sing.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

您(nín)不(bù)能(néng)使(shǐ)用(yòng)这(zhè)台(tái)洗(xǐ)衣(yī)机(jī)。

You can't use this washing machine.

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

02

你(nǐ)不(bù)能(néng)用(yòng)这(zhè)台(tái)洗(xǐ)衣(yī)机(jī)。

You can't use this washing machine.

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

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洗
xǐ

to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs)

衣
yī

clothes; Kangxi radical 145

机
jī

(bound form) machine; mechanism; (bound form) aircraft

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