dry-clean
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to dry-clean; to clean clothes with chemical solvents instead of water
Typically used for delicate fabrics like wool, silk, or suits that cannot be washed with water. The process uses perchloroethylene or hydrocarbon solvents.
Zhè这
jiàn件
yáng羊
máo毛
dà大
yī衣
bì必
xū须
gān干
xǐ洗
。
This wool overcoat must be dry-cleaned.
Wǒ我
bǎ把
xī西
zhuāng装
sòng送
dào到
gān干
xǐ洗
diàn店
qù去
le了
。
I took my suit to the dry cleaner's.
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Gān干
xǐ洗
bǐ比
shuǐ水
xǐ洗
guì贵
hěn很
duō多
。
Dry cleaning is much more expensive than washing with water.