xǐxuě

洗雪

Word · Verb

wipe out; clear of; redress

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to wipe out (a disgrace or humiliation); to clear (of a grievance or injustice); to redress

formal

Formal and literary usage. Typically used with objects like 国耻 (national humiliation), 耻辱 (disgrace), 冤屈 (injustice), or 污名 (stigma).

Wǒ我
men们
yào要
xǐ洗
xuě雪
guó国
chǐ耻
 ,
zhèn振
xīng兴
Zhōng中
huá华
 。

We must wipe out the national humiliation and rejuvenate China.

Tā他
zhōng终
yú于
xǐ洗
xuě雪
le了
duō多
nián年
de的
yuān冤
qū屈
 。

He finally cleared the injustice he had suffered for many years.

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Zhè这
chǎng场
shèng胜
lì利
xǐ洗
xuě雪
le了
shàng上
cì次
shī失
bài败
de的
chǐ耻
rǔ辱
 。

This victory wiped out the disgrace of the previous defeat.

Tā他
fā发
shì誓
yào要
xǐ洗
xuě雪
jiā家
zú族
méng蒙
shòu受
de的
wū污
míng名
 。

He vowed to clear the stigma that his family had suffered.