洗手

xǐshǒu

verb #6,005

Meanings

1 to wash hands
2 to quit (a bad habit or criminal activity)

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

吃饭前要洗手。

Chīfàn qián yào xǐshǒu.

Wash your hands before eating.

HSK 7-9

他决定金盆洗手，不再做坏事了。

Tā juédìng jīnpén xǐshǒu, bù zài zuò huàishì le.

He decided to wash his hands of it and stop doing bad things.

Tips

culture

金盆洗手 ('wash hands in a golden basin') is a classic idiom from martial arts fiction, meaning to retire from a life of crime or the underworld.

Stroke Order

洗 xǐ

手 shǒu