淘汰 táo tài to wash out / (fig.) to cull / to weed out / to eliminate / to die out / to phase out syn 嬷嬷 嬤嬤 mó mo (dialect) elderly lady / wet nurse / Catholic nun syn 湿巾 濕巾 shī jīn wet wipe / towelette 奶娘 nǎi niáng (dialect) wet nurse syn 洗手盆 xǐ shǒu pén bathroom sink / wash basin 洗手池 xǐ shǒu chí bathroom sink / wash basin 洗 xǐ to wash / to bathe / to develop (photographs) / to shuffle (cards etc) / to erase (a recording) syn 清洗 qīng xǐ to wash / to rinse / to clean / (fig.) to purge / to get rid of (corrupt individuals etc) syn 流失 liú shī (of soil etc) to wash away / to be eroded / (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere / to fail to be retained syn 洗净 洗淨 xǐ jìng to wash clean 洗涤 洗滌 xǐ dí to rinse / to wash / washing syn 冲洗 沖洗 chōng xǐ to rinse / to wash / (photography) to develop (film) syn 缩水 縮水 suō shuǐ to shrink (in the wash) / fig. to shrink (of profits etc) syn 洗脸 洗臉 xǐ liǎn to wash the face / to wash your face 淋漓 lín lí dripping wet / pouring / saturated / (fig.) uninhibited / fluid / emotionally unrestrained / extreme syn 洗手 xǐ shǒu to wash one's hands / to go to the toilet syn 湿透 濕透 shī tòu drenched / wet through syn 洗碗 xǐ wǎn to wash the dishes 洗头 洗頭 xǐ tóu to wash one's hair / to have a shampoo 冲刷 沖刷 chōng shuā to cleanse / to scrub / to scour / to wash down / to erode / to wash away 洗漱 xǐ shù to wash the face and rinse the mouth 湿漉漉 濕漉漉 shī lù lù damp / clammy / dripping wet syn 擦洗 cā xǐ to clean (with water or alcohol) / to wipe and wash / to swab / to scrub syn 淋雨 lín yǔ to get wet in the rain 甩手 shuǎi shǒu to swing one's arms / to wash one's hands of sth syn 奶妈 奶媽 nǎi mā wet nurse syn 街市 jiē shì downtown area / commercial district / (chiefly Cantonese) wet market, i.e. a marketplace selling fresh meat, fish and vegetables etc 尿床 niào chuáng to wet the bed syn 遗精 遺精 yí jīng nocturnal emission / wet dream syn 跑马 跑馬 pǎo mǎ horse race / to ride a horse at a fast pace / (dialect) wet dream syn 水墨画 水墨畫 shuǐ mò huà ink and wash painting 润湿 潤濕 rùn shī to moisten (e.g. of rain) / to wet syn 水渍 水漬 shuǐ zì water spot / water stain / wet spot / damp patch / water damage 湿法 濕法 shī fǎ wet process 洗脱 洗脫 xǐ tuō to cleanse / to purge / to wash away syn 盥洗 guàn xǐ to wash up / to freshen up syn 冲掉 沖掉 chōng diào to wash out / to leach 沐浴乳 mù yù rǔ body wash (liquid soap) / shower gel 乳母 rǔ mǔ wet nurse syn 煞风景 煞風景 shā fēng jǐng to be an eyesore / (fig.) to spoil the fun / to be a wet blanket syn 洗心革面 xǐ xīn gé miàn lit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom) / to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways / to turn over a new leaf syn 梦遗 夢遺 mèng yí wet dream / nocturnal emission syn 乳臭未干 乳臭未乾 rǔ xiù wèi gān lit. smell of breast milk not yet dried (idiom) / fig. immature and inexperienced / still wet behind the ears syn 浣纱 浣紗 huàn shā to wash silk 淘洗 táo xǐ to wash syn 涤荡 滌蕩 dí dàng to wash off syn 少不更事 shào bù gēng shì (idiom) young and inexperienced / wet behind the ears syn 拆洗 chāi xǐ to unpick and wash (e.g. padded garment) 白面书生 白面書生 bái miàn shū shēng lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom) / young and inexperienced person without practical experience / still wet behind the ears syn 洗濯 xǐ zhuó to wash / to cleanse / to launder syn 浆洗 漿洗 jiāng xǐ to wash and starch syn 净手 淨手 jìng shǒu to wash one's hands / (fig.) to go to the toilet syn 雨 yù (literary) to rain / (of rain, snow etc) to fall / to precipitate / to wet syn 荡 蕩 dàng to wash / to squander / to sweep away / to move / to shake / dissolute / pond syn 湿 濕 shī moist / wet syn 沃 wò fertile / rich / to irrigate / to wash (of river) syn 淘 táo to wash / to clean out / to cleanse / to eliminate / to dredge syn 涤 滌 dí to wash / to cleanse syn 渲 xuàn wash (color) syn 抿 mǐn to smooth hair with a wet brush / (of a mouth, wing etc) to close lightly / to sip syn 盥 guàn to wash (especially hands) 濯 zhuó to wash / to cleanse of evil syn 浃 浹 jiā soaked / to wet / to drench / Taiwan pr. [jia2] 湔 jiān to wash / to redress (a wrong) / name of a river syn 澉 gǎn place name / wash 裛 yì to wrap and bind / damp / dripping / wet / a book bag 澡垢索疵 zǎo gòu suǒ cī to wash the dirt to find a defect (idiom) / to find fault / to nitpick 革面洗心 gé miàn xǐ xīn lit. to renew one's face and wash one's heart (idiom) / to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways / to turn over a new leaf 家丑不可外扬 家醜不可外揚 jiā chǒu bù kě wài yáng lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom) / fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public 栉风沐雨 櫛風沐雨 zhì fēng mù yǔ lit. to comb one's hair in the wind and wash it in the rain (idiom) / fig. to work in the open regardless of the weather syn 丢手 丟手 diū shǒu to wash one's hands of sth / to have nothing further to do with sth syn 浴液 yù yè body wash 擦澡 cā zǎo to rub down with a wet towel / to give a sponge bath syn 水淋淋 shuǐ lín lín dripping wet 湿租赁 濕租賃 wet lease / wet lease arrangements / wet lease system 湿租赁安排 濕租賃安排 wet lease / wet lease arrangements / wet lease system 湿租赁制度） 濕租賃制度） wet lease / wet lease arrangements / wet lease system 渥堆 wò duī wet piling, aka wet pile fermentation (a stage in the production of certain types of tea, notably 熟普洱茶[shou2 Pu3er3 cha2], ripe Pu'er tea) 澰 liàn (literary) to moisten / to wet / to soak in water 水亮 shuǐ liàng moist and glossy / wet look (of lipstick) 水漉漉 shuǐ lù lù dripping wet 油鞋 yóu xié waterproof shoes / oiled shoes (for wet weather) 涉笔 涉筆 shè bǐ to start writing or painting (lit. "wet the brush") 小心地滑 xiǎo xīn dì huá (used on signs) caution - wet floor (lit. "be careful, the floor is slippery") 湿试法 shī shì fǎ wet test 湿式冲击式采样器 wet impinger 湿式烟道气脱硫系统 shī shì yān dào qì tuō liú xì tǒng wet FGD system 湿式供餐 wet feeding 湿热带 shī rè dài wet tropical zone 湿化学分析 濕化學分析 wet chemical analysis 湿球温度 shī qiú wēn duó wet bulb temperature 湿沉降 濕沈降 wet deposition 湿沉积物 濕沈積物 wet deposition 湿球黑球温度仪 濕球黑球溫度儀 shī qiú hēi qiú wēn duó yí wet bulb globe temperature meter / WBGT index meter / heat stress meter 湿球黑球温度指数仪 濕球黑球溫度指數儀 wet bulb globe temperature meter / WBGT index meter / heat stress meter 湿草甸 濕草甸 shī cǎo diàn wet meadows 沼泽草地 沼澤草地 wet meadows 湿法磷酸 濕法磷酸 shī fǎ lín suān wet phosphoric acid 湿筛法 濕篩法 shī shāi fǎ wet screening 