wipe out; clear of; redress
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to wipe out (a disgrace or humiliation); to clear (of a grievance or injustice); to redress
formalFormal 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.