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洗

xǐ · xi

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Meaning

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  1. to wash; to bathe
  2. to develop (photographs)
  3. to shuffle (cards etc)
  4. to erase (a recording)
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Wash the dishes

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，今天(jīntiān)你(nǐ)来(lái)洗(xǐ)碗(wǎn)好(hǎo)吗(ma)？

    Liangliang, can you wash the dishes today?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)？我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)洗(xǐ)过(guò)了(le)，

    Me? I washed them yesterday.

  3. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)你(nǐ)只(zhǐ)洗(xǐ)了(le)一(yī)个(gè)碗(wǎn)，

    Yesterday you only washed one bowl.

  4. Liangliang

    那个(nàge)碗(wǎn)很(hěn)干净(gānjìng)，我(wǒ)洗(xǐ)了(le)十(shí)次(cì)！

    That bowl was very clean. I washed it ten times!

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)今天(jīntiān)你(nǐ)洗(xǐ)十(shí)个(gè)碗(wǎn)，每个(měigè)洗(xǐ)一(yī)次(cì)！

    Okay. Then today you wash ten bowls, once each!

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2 examples
01

妈(mā)妈(ma)把(bǎ)被(bèi)单(dān)连(lián)同(tóng)床(chuáng)单(dān)一(yì)起(qǐ)拿(ná)去(qù)洗(xǐ)了(le)。

Mom took the blanket along with the bedsheet to wash.

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

02

我(wǒ)爸(bà)说(shuō)我(wǒ)得(děi)把(bǎ)那(nà)辆(liàng)车(chē)给(gěi)洗(xǐ)了(le)。

My father told me to wash the car.

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

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