piǎo

HSK 7-9
common
verb

Meaning of

漂 means to bleach; to whiten; to rinse; to wash away impurities. Pronounced piǎo. HSK 7-9.

  • to bleach; to whiten
  • to rinse; to wash away impurities

Character Info

Radical
Strokes11
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Piǎo
guò
de
bié
bái
 

Bleached cloth is especially white.

ma
zhèng
zài
yòng
piǎo
bái
piǎo
fu
 

Mom is bleaching clothes with bleach.

Zhè
zhǒng
fěn
néng
piǎo
wán
 

This kind of washing powder can bleach away stubborn stains.

tóu
fa
piǎo
chéng
le
jīn
huáng
 

She bleached her hair blonde.

Zhè
xiē
zhǐ
zhāng
yào
jīng
guò
piǎo
bái
zhǐ
jiāng
zhì
chéng
 

These papers need to be made from bleached pulp.