洗xǐto wash; to bathe

1. 1.

   to wash; to batheverb

• 洗to wash; to bathe

洗 can take 手, 衣服, or 杯子 as its object, and 洗澡 is the way to say that you bathe.

1. HSK 2

   我在洗手。

   Wǒ zài xǐ shǒu.

   I am washing my hands.

2. HSK 1

   妈妈在洗衣服。

   Māma zài xǐ yīfu.

   Mom is washing clothes.

3. HSK 1

   请你洗这个杯子。

   Qǐng nǐ xǐ zhège bēizi.

   Please wash this cup.

4. HSK 3

   我要去洗澡。

   Wǒ yào qù xǐzǎo.

   I want to go take a bath.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   孩子的衣服很脏，你现在洗吗？

   Háizi de yīfu hěn zāng, nǐ xiànzài xǐ ma?

   The child's clothes are very dirty. Are you going to wash them now?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   现在不行，我要先做饭。

   Xiànzài bù xíng, wǒ yào xiān zuò fàn.

   Not now. I need to cook first.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   那我来洗吧。用热水还是冷水？

   Nà wǒ lái xǐ ba. Yòng rèshuǐ háishi lěngshuǐ?

   Then I'll wash them. Hot water or cold water?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   用冷水，热水会把颜色洗掉。

   Yòng lěngshuǐ, rèshuǐ huì bǎ yánsè xǐ diào.

   Use cold water. Hot water will wash the color out.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我在___手。(I am washing my hands.)

   A洗B水C个
2. 2.Which sentence means "Mom is washing clothes"?

   A妈妈在洗衣服。B我在家。C他很大。
3. 3.Fill in the blank: 我要去___澡。(I want to go take a bath.)

   A洗B是C的

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Related words

• 衣服yī fuclothesHSK 1
• 手shǒuhandHSK 2
• 水shuǐwaterHSK 1
• 孩子hái zichildHSK 1
• 现在xiàn zàinow; at present; currentlyHSK 1
• 可以kě yǐcan; may; possible; able toHSK 1

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