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清洗

qīng xǐ

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word

清洗 (qīng xǐ) means "to wash; to clean; to purge". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 清洗 means

1. to wash; to rinse; to clean
2. (fig.) to purge; to get rid of (corrupt individuals etc)

The characters in 清洗

• 清qīng(of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still; pure; uncorrupted
• 洗xǐto wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs); to shuffle (cards etc)

Example sentences

• 请清洗它。
  Please wash it.
• 去清洗一下。
  Wash up.
• 这辆车需要清洗。
  Zhè liàng chē xūyào qīngxǐ.
  This car needs washed.
• 她清洗了这颗苹果。
  She washed the apple.
• 我们刚刚清洗了马桶。
  Wǒmen gānggang qīngxǐ le mǎtǒng.
  We just now cleaned the toilet.
• 初次穿着前要先清洗。
  Chūcì chuānzhuó qián yào xiān qīngxǐ.
  Wash before first wearing.

Words containing 清洗

• 种族清洗zhǒng zú qīng xǐ"ethnic cleansing"; genocide
• 高压清洗机gāo yā qīng xǐ jīhigh pressure washer

Go deeper

• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read qīng xǐ correctly.
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