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Chinese
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to wash; to bathe
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hand; convenient; ‑er
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simp. and trad.
(洗手)
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洗
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手
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| anagram
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手洗
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Pronunciation
Verb
洗⫽手 (verb-object)
- to wash one's hands
員工返崗前必須洗手。 [MSC, trad.]
员工返岗前必须洗手。 [MSC, simp.]- Yuángōng fǎngǎng qián bìxū xǐshǒu.
- Employees must wash hands before returning to work.
- (euphemistic) to go to the toilet
- (euphemistic, of criminals) to reform; to retire
等掙夠了錢，找個機會及時洗手，回國好好做一個普通人。 [MSC, trad.]
等挣够了钱，找个机会及时洗手，回国好好做一个普通人。 [MSC, simp.]- From: 2017 June 22, 刘建平 (Liu Jianping), 《走私“骡子”》, in 《故事会》, →ISSN, issue 634, page 74
- Děng zhèng gòu le qián, zhǎo ge jīhuì jíshí xǐshǒu, huíguó hǎohǎo zuò yīge pǔtōngrén.
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Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
洗手 (“to wash one's hands”)
Derived terms
Related terms
- 盥漱 (guànshù)
- 盥洗 (guànxǐ)
- 漱口 (shùkǒu)
- 洗臉／洗脸 (xǐliǎn)
Korean
Noun
洗手 • (sesu) (hangeul 세수)
- Hanja form? of 세수 (“washing one's face”).