清洗

qīngxǐ

verb HSK 6 #5,448

Meanings

1 to wash; to rinse; to clean
2 to purge (figurative)

Characters

To clean and wash — thorough cleaning.

Examples

请把蔬菜清洗干净。

Qǐng bǎ shūcài qīng xǐ gānjìng.

Please wash the vegetables clean.

伤口需要用清水清洗。

Shāngkǒu xūyào yòng qīng shuǐ qīng xǐ.

The wound needs to be washed with clean water.

这台机器定期需要清洗。

Zhè tái jīqì dìngqī xūyào qīng xǐ.

This machine needs regular cleaning.

Tips

usage

清洗 implies a more thorough washing than 洗 alone. It's used for vegetables, wounds, machines, and figuratively for purges. 洗钱 (xǐ qián, money laundering) uses 洗, not 清洗.

Stroke Order

清 qīng

洗 xǐ