沐浴

mùyù

verb #10,122

Meanings

1 to bathe
2 to take a bath
3 to immerse

Characters

to wash (hair); to bathe

Examples

HSK 3

她每天早上沐浴。

Tā měitiān zǎoshang mùyù.

She bathes every morning.

HSK 3

我们沐浴在温暖的阳光中。

Wǒmen mùyù zài wēnnuǎn de yángguāng zhōng.

We basked in the warm sunshine.

Tips

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沐浴 is more literary and formal than 洗澡 (to take a shower/bath). It's also used figuratively - 沐浴阳光 (bathe in sunshine), 沐浴春风 (bathe in the spring breeze).

Stroke Order

沐 mù

浴 yù