Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 洗

to wash; to bathe
to develop (photographs)
to shuffle (cards etc)
to erase (a recording)

to clean the floor
(Internet slang) (lit.) to wash (the blood) off the floor
(fig.) to cover up evidence of sb's wrongdoing
to defend (a wrongdoer)
(coll.) to carpet-bomb

to wash
to cleanse
to launder

to brainwash

variant of 洗練／洗练 (xǐliàn)

to wash

to wash

to wash the face

to immerse
to rinse

to carry out a bloodbath in (a place)
(fig.) to wreak havoc on

to wash the face and rinse the mouth

to cleanse
to purge
to wash away

to unpick and wash (e.g. padded garment)

to rub clean (garments)
to scrub

to wash (clothes)

decontamination

to roll a ball into the gutter (ten-pin bowling)

baptize

wash-resistant

(dentistry) to perform or undergo scaling (removal of dental plaque and calculus)

to wash clean

agile
nimble
deft

to wash one's hair
to have a shampoo

to rinse (clothes)

to wash the dishes

to loot
plunder

facial cleansing

to make sth clean and white
(fig.) to whitewash
to launder money

baptism (lit. or fig.)

to make oneself presentable
to freshen up

to wash and starch

(official title) herald to the crown prince (in imperial China)

baptism (Christian ceremony)

to rinse the mouth and wash the face

laundry

to scrub clean

to loot; to ransack; to pillage

to greenwash

to have dialysis treatment

to rinse
to wash
to develop (photographic film)

to launder money

to right a wrong; to redress an injustice

to bathe
to take a shower

to clean (with water or alcohol)
to wipe and wash
to swab
to scrub

to wash one's hands
to go to the toilet

to wipe clean
to scrub
(fig.) to get rid of (a bad reputation, a misconception etc)

(medicine) to give or receive gastric lavage; to get one's stomach pumped

to wash
to clean
to purge

to be baptized

basin (water container)

to rinse
to wash
washing

to receive baptism
baptized

to wash up; to freshen up

to erase
to wipe out (a previous humiliation etc)

to bathe

to shuffle cards

to dry clean
dry cleaning

to modify a text so it can be plagiarized without detection (neologism c. 2014, formed by analogy with 洗錢／洗钱 (xǐqián), to launder money)

washing tank
sink

shampoo

kitchen sink

shampoo

laundry detergent
washing powder

washing appliance

shampoo (liquid)

washboard
(jocular) flat chest

Jezebel, wife of Ahab and mother of Ahaziah, major character in 1 Kings 16:31, 19:1, 21 and 2 Kings 9, killed by Jehu 耶戶／耶户 ( Yēhù)

shampoo

shampoo

bathroom sink
wash basin

disposable cup (Tw)

nail polish remover

cleaning agent
detergent

a hand basin

liquid hand soap

detergent

cleansing lotion

toilet
lavatory
washroom

washbowl
basin for washing hands and face

money laundering

washer
washing machine
rinsing machine

washroom
washhouse

shampoo

vanity unit

liquid hand soap

mesh laundry bag (for keeping garments separate from others in the washing machine)

dishwashing liquid

decontaminant
decontaminating agent

bidet

bathroom sink
wash basin

dishwashing liquid

bathroom
restroom
shower room
CL:間／间 (jiān)

laundry (commercial establishment)

commercial laundry
cleaners

dishwashing liquid

(Tw) disposable chopsticks

dishwasher

cleansing lotion

commode
dressing table
sink

toilet
washroom
bathroom
lavatory
CL:間／间 (jiān)

washbowl

washtub

shampoo, haircut and blow-dry

washing machine; washer
CL:臺／台 (tái)

shampoo powder

laundry room

decontaminating field

extreme poverty (idiom); destitute
penniless
poor as church mice

shàngkōngxǐchē

topless car wash

nàixǐdíxìng

washing or color fastness
launderability

penniless

shòuxǐmìngmíng

to be christened

xǐ'ěrgōngtīng

to listen with respectful attention
(a polite request to sb to speak)
we are all ears

Shīxǐ Yuēhàn

John the Baptist

shampoo

jīnpénxǐshǒu

lit. to wash one's hands in a gold basin (idiom)
fig. to abandon the life of an outlaw

Xǐzhě Ruòhàn

St John the Baptist

without two nickels to rub together (idiom)
impoverished

zhǒngzúqīngxǐ

"ethnic cleansing"
genocide

xǐshǒubùgàn

to totally stop doing something
to reform one's ways

gémiànxǐxīn

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

xǐxīngémiàn

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

xǐjiéyīkōng

to steal everything

Xǐyuān Jílù

"Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified" (1247) by Song Ci 宋慈 ( Sòng Cí), said to be the world's first forensic science text

yǐlèixǐmiàn

to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)

xǐyùzhōngxīn

bathing and recreation center

zìzhùxǐyīdiàn

自助洗衣店

[自助洗衣店]

laundromat
launderette

xīfùxǐxiāojì

吸附洗消剂

[吸附洗消劑]

absorbing decontaminant

xiāodúxǐshǒuyè

消毒洗手液

[消毒洗手液]

hand sanitizer

gāoyāqīngxǐjī

高压清洗机

[高壓清洗機]

high pressure washer

héchéngxǐdíjì

合成洗涤剂

[合成洗滌劑]

synthetic detergent

Shīxǐzhě Yuēhàn

施洗者约翰

[施洗者約翰]

John the Baptist

jiǔjīngxǐshǒuyè

酒精洗手液

[酒精洗手液]

alcohol-based hand sanitizer

tiàojìn Huáng Héxǐbùqīng

跳进黄河洗不清

[跳進黃河洗不清]

lit. even jumping into the Yellow River can't get you clean
fig. to become inexorably mixed up
mired in controversy
in deep trouble

luóbokuàilebùxǐní

萝卜快了不洗泥

[蘿蔔快了不洗泥]

when radishes are selling fast, one doesn't take the time to wash the soil off them (idiom)
fig. when business is booming, merchants tend to offer goods of inferior quality