洗手

xǐshǒu

verb #6,005

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

吃饭前要洗手。

Chīfàn qián yào xǐshǒu.

Wash your hands before eating.

他决定金盆洗手，不再做坏事了。

Tā juédìng jīnpén xǐshǒu, bú zài zuò huàishì le.

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

Tips

culture

金盆洗手 (jīnpén xǐshǒu, '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