洗洁 (xǐjié): cleaning (bound morpheme)

Meanings

1 cleaning (bound morpheme)
2 wash-clean (used in product names like 洗洁精)

Characters

洗

Examples

请买一瓶洗洁精回来。

Qǐng mǎi yī píng xǐjiéjīng huílái.

Please buy a bottle of dishwashing liquid.

洗洁剂用完了。

Xǐjié jì yòng wán le.

We're out of detergent.

Tips

usage

Bound form — almost never appears alone. You'll meet it as 洗洁精 (dishwashing liquid) and 洗洁剂 (detergent). Both came from cleaning-product brands and stuck.

Stroke Order

洗 xǐ

洁 jié

Related Words

洗洁精 xǐjiéjīng

dish soap / dishwashing liquid

洗洗 xǐxi #7,976

to have a quick wash; to give something a wash / to wash up (casual/light action)

清洁 qīngjié HSK 6 #4,803

clean; sanitary / to clean; to cleanse

清洗 qīngxǐ HSK 6 #5,448

to wash; to rinse; to clean / to purge (figurative)

洗手 xǐshǒu #6,005

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

洗 xǐ HSK 1 #890

to wash; to bathe

干洗 gānxǐ #10,848

to dry clean / dry cleaning

搓洗 cuōxǐ #37,036

to scrub (by rubbing) / to rub clean / to hand-wash by rubbing

洗衣 xǐyī #9,957

to do laundry / to wash clothes

洗牙 xǐyá

to have a dental cleaning / scaling / to clean teeth (professionally)