wash; rinse; cleanse
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to wash (clothes, fabrics); to rinse; to cleanse
literaryMore formal and literary than 洗; commonly used for washing clothes, cleansing dirt, or metaphorical purification of the soul.
Gǔ古
dài代
fù妇
nǚ女
cháng常
zài在
hé河
biān边
xǐ洗
zhuó濯
yī衣
wù物
。
In ancient times, women often washed their clothes by the river.
Zhè这
chǎng场
dà大
yǔ雨
xǐ洗
zhuó濯
le了
chéng城
shì市
shàng上
kōng空
de的
wù雾
mái霾
。
The heavy rain washed away the smog hanging over the city.
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Tā他
xī希
wàng望
tōng通
guò过
jìng静
xiū修
lái来
xǐ洗
zhuó濯
zì自
jǐ己
de的
xīn心
líng灵
。
He hoped to cleanse his soul through meditation.