"to wash (clothes)" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
浣洗 huàn xǐ to wash (clothes)
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
huò to mix (ingredients) together / to blend / classifier for rinses of clothes / classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs syn
jiàn item / component / classifier for events, things, clothes etc syn
衣服 yī fu clothes / CL:件[jian4],套[tao4] syn
shēn body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158 syn
淘汰 táo tài to wash out / (fig.) to cull / to weed out / to eliminate / to die out / to phase out syn
clothes / dress / garment / to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc) / to obey / to be convinced (by an argument) / to convince / to admire / to acclimatize / to take (medicine) / mourning clothes / to wear mourning clothes syn
lǐng neck / collar / to lead / to receive / classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc syn
服装 服裝 fú zhuāng dress / clothing / costume / clothes / CL:身[shen1] syn
穿着 穿著 chuān zhuó attire / clothes / dress syn
时装 時裝 shí zhuāng fashion / fashionable clothes
西装 西裝 xī zhuāng suit / Western-style clothes / CL:套[tao4] syn
zhé to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply syn
zhuó to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply syn
睡衣 shuì yī night clothes / pajamas syn
清洗 qīng xǐ to wash / to rinse / to clean / (fig.) to purge / to get rid of (corrupt individuals etc) syn
洗手 xǐ shǒu to wash one's hands / to go to the toilet syn
尺寸 chǐ cun size / dimensions / measurements (esp. of clothes) / (coll.) propriety syn
合身 hé shēn well-fitting (of clothes) syn
西服 xī fú suit / Western-style clothes (historical usage) syn
套装 套裝 tào zhuāng outfit or suit (of clothes) / set of coordinated items / kit
大号 大號 dà hào tuba / large size (clothes, print etc) / (polite) (your) name / (coll.) number two / to defecate syn
衣着 衣著 yī zhuó clothes syn
女装 女裝 nǚ zhuāng women's clothes
着装 著裝 zhuó zhuāng to dress / dress / clothes / outfit syn
天衣无缝 天衣無縫 tiān yī wú fèng lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom) / fig. flawless syn
工作服 gōng zuò fú work clothes
一身 yī shēn whole body / from head to toe / single person / a suit of clothes syn
冲洗 沖洗 chōng xǐ to rinse / to wash / (photography) to develop (film) syn
便衣 biàn yī civilian clothes / plain clothes / plainclothesman syn
试穿 試穿 shì chuān to try wearing clothes / fitting trial syn
盛装 盛裝 shèng zhuāng splendid clothes / rich attire / one's Sunday best syn
宽松 寬鬆 kuān sōng spacious / roomy / uncrowded / (of clothes) loose and comfortable / relaxed / free of worry / well-off / affluent syn
穿衣 chuān yī to put on clothes / to get dressed syn
小号 小號 xiǎo hào trumpet / small size (clothes etc) / (coll.) a number one / a piss / (humble) our store / alternate account (for an Internet forum etc)
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
翻新 fān xīn to revamp / a face-lift / to retread (a tire) / to refurbish (old clothes) / newly emerging syn
衣架 yī jià clothes hanger / clothes rack
男装 男裝 nán zhuāng men's clothes
缝制 縫製 féng zhì to sew / to make (clothes, bedding)
熨斗 yùn dǒu clothes iron syn
擦洗 cā xǐ to clean (with water or alcohol) / to wipe and wash / to swab / to scrub syn
补丁 補丁 bǔ ding patch (for mending clothes, tires etc) / (software) patch
霓裳 ní cháng nichang, rainbow colored clothes worn by the Eight Immortals 八仙[Ba1 xian1]
肥大 féi dà (of clothes) baggy / loose / (of a person) fat / stout / (medicine) hypertrophy syn
更衣 gēng yī to change clothes / to go to the toilet (euphemism) syn
缩水 縮水 suō shuǐ to shrink (in the wash) / fig. to shrink (of profits etc) syn
行装 行裝 xíng zhuāng clothes and other items packed for traveling / baggage / luggage syn
甩手 shuǎi shǒu to swing one's arms / to wash one's hands of sth syn
衣食 yī shí clothes and food syn
衣冠 yī guān hat and clothes / attire
洗涤 洗滌 xǐ dí to rinse / to wash / washing syn
成衣 chéng yī ready-made clothes syn
面料 miàn liào material for making clothes / CL:塊|块[kuai4] syn
剪裁 jiǎn cái to tailor (clothes) / to trim (expenditure) syn
麻花 má huā fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough) / worn out or worn smooth (of clothes) syn
便服 biàn fú everyday clothes / informal dress / civilian clothes syn
衣裳 yī shang (coll.) clothes syn
冲刷 沖刷 chōng shuā to cleanse / to scrub / to scour / to wash down / to erode / to wash away
温饱 溫飽 wēn bǎo to have enough food and warm clothes / adequately provided syn
蛀虫 蛀蟲 zhù chóng insect that eats into wood, books, clothes etc / fig. vermin syn
褴褛 襤褸 lán lǚ (of clothes) ragged / shabby syn
襁褓 qiǎng bǎo swaddling clothes / fig. early stage of development / infancy syn
棒槌 bàng chuí wooden club (used to beat clothes in washing) syn
衣饰 衣飾 yī shì clothes and ornaments
寿衣 壽衣 shòu yī burial clothes
冬衣 dōng yī winter clothes syn
棉衣 mián yī cotton-padded clothes / CL:件[jian4] syn
盥洗 guàn xǐ to wash up / to freshen up syn
涤荡 滌蕩 dí dàng to wash off syn
贝纳通 貝納通 bèi nà tōng Benetton, clothes company
水墨画 水墨畫 shuǐ mò huà ink and wash painting
漂洗 piǎo xǐ to rinse (clothes) syn
穿上 chuān shang to put on (clothes etc) syn
洗净 洗淨 xǐ jìng to wash clean
洗脸 洗臉 xǐ liǎn to wash the face / to wash your face
青衣 qīng yī black clothes / servant (old) / young woman role in Chinese opera, also called 正旦[zheng4 dan4] syn
合体 合體 hé tǐ to combine / combination / composite character (i.e. a synonym of 合體字|合体字[he2 ti3 zi4]) / (of clothes) to be a good fit syn
洗碗 xǐ wǎn to wash the dishes
洗头 洗頭 xǐ tóu to wash one's hair / to have a shampoo
褪去 tuì qù to take off (one's clothes) / (fig.) to shed (one's former image etc) / (of a fad or the after-effects of a disaster etc) to subside / also pr. [tun4 qu4]
洗漱 xǐ shù to wash the face and rinse the mouth
烘干机 烘乾機 hōng gān jī clothes dryer
衣带 衣帶 yī dài belt / sash / attire (clothes and belt)
微服 wēi fú (of a high-ranking official) to wear plain clothes in order to go about incognito
熨烫 熨燙 yùn tàng to iron (clothes)
整装 整裝 zhěng zhuāng to equip / to fit out / to get ready (for a journey) / to arrange (clothes) to be ready syn
破口 pò kǒu tear or rupture / to have a tear (e.g. in one's clothes) / without restraint (e.g. of swearing) syn
洗脱 洗脫 xǐ tuō to cleanse / to purge / to wash away syn
假人 jiǎ rén dummy (for crash testing, displaying clothes etc)
冲掉 沖掉 chōng diào to wash out / to leach
沐浴乳 mù yù rǔ body wash (liquid soap) / shower gel
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
试衣 試衣 shì yī to try on (clothes) / fitting
浣纱 浣紗 huàn shā to wash silk
淘洗 táo xǐ to wash syn
洗手盆 xǐ shǒu pén bathroom sink / wash basin
拆洗 chāi xǐ to unpick and wash (e.g. padded garment)
晾衣架 liàng yī jià clothes drying rack
孝服 xiào fú mourning clothes syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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