漂白

piǎobái

verb #16,396

Meanings

1 to bleach
2 to whiten

Characters

to bleach; to rinse

Examples

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

她去美容院漂白了牙齿。

Tā qù měiróngyuàn 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 piāo

白 bái