漂白

piǎobái

verb #16,396

Meanings

1 to bleach
2 to whiten

Characters

to bleach; to rinse

Examples

这件白衬衫需要用漂白剂漂白。

Zhè jiàn bái chènshān xūyào yòng piǎobáijì piǎobái.

This white shirt needs to be bleached with bleach.

她去美容院漂白了牙齿。

Tā qù měiróng yuàn piǎobái le yáchǐ.

She went to a beauty salon to whiten her teeth.

Tips

mistakes

漂 has three pronunciations: piǎo (to bleach), piāo (to float), piào (pretty). In 漂白, it is piǎo (3rd tone), not piāo or piào.

Stroke Order

漂 piào

白 bái