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Learn Hardcore Chinese: xǐ - to wash

Hardcore Chinese
/Lesson 13
/xǐ

xǐ

Word

洗xǐ

Meaning

to wash

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Chinese

Lesson

Usages of xǐ

他tā　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　先xiān　洗澡xǐzǎo，　再zài　洗xǐ　衣服yīfu，　最后zuìhòu　打扫dǎsǎo　房间fángjiān。tā xiàbān yǐhòu xiān xǐzǎo, zài xǐ yīfu, zuìhòu dǎsǎo fángjiān.

After work he first takes a shower, then washes his clothes, and finally cleans the room.

周末zhōumò　她tā　不bú　上班shàngbān，　在zài　家jiā　洗澡xǐzǎo、　洗xǐ　衣服yīfu，　还hái　打扫dǎsǎo　厨房chúfáng。zhōumò tā bú shàngbān, zài jiā xǐzǎo, xǐ yīfu, hái dǎsǎo chúfáng.

On weekends she doesn’t work; she stays home to shower, wash clothes, and also clean the kitchen.

吃完chīwán　晚饭wǎnfàn　以后yǐhòu，　她tā　常常chángcháng　帮bāng　妈妈māma　洗xǐ　碗wǎn，　让ràng　妈妈māma　很hěn　高兴gāoxìng。chīwán wǎnfàn yǐhòu, tā chángcháng bāng māma xǐ wǎn, ràng māma hěn gāoxìng.

After dinner, she often helps her mom wash the dishes, which makes her mom very happy.

周末zhōumò　在zài　家jiā　吃饭chīfàn　的de　时候shíhou，　我们wǒmen　常常chángcháng　用yòng　很多hěnduō　碗wǎn，　所以suǒyǐ　吃完chīwán　以后yǐhòu　得děi　一起yìqǐ　洗xǐ　碗wǎn。zhōumò zài jiā chīfàn de shíhou, wǒmen chángcháng yòng hěnduō wǎn, suǒyǐ chīwán yǐhòu děi yìqǐ xǐ wǎn.

When we eat at home on weekends, we often use many bowls, so after eating we have to wash them together.

她tā　吃chī　早餐zǎocān　前qián　总是zǒngshì　先xiān　洗手xǐshǒu，　也yě　会huì　用yòng　毛巾máojīn　擦cā　脸liǎn。tā chī zǎocān qián zǒngshì xiān xǐshǒu, yě huì yòng máojīn cā liǎn.

Before breakfast, she always washes her hands first and also wipes her face with a towel.

她tā　先xiān　洗xǐ　脸liǎn，　再zài　刷牙shuāyá。tā xiān xǐ liǎn, zài shuāyá.

She washes her face first, then brushes her teeth.

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