擦洗

cāxǐ

verb #20,507

Meanings

HSK 3

他每周都要擦洗一次车。

Tā měizhōu dōu yào cāxǐ yī cì chē.

He scrubs the car once a week.

HSK 7-9

她仔细擦洗了浴室的瓷砖。

Tā zǐxì cāxǐ le yùshì de cízhuān.

She carefully scrubbed the bathroom tiles.

HSK 7-9

用酒精擦洗伤口。

Yòng jiǔjīng cāxǐ shāngkǒu.

Clean the wound with alcohol.

usage

擦洗 implies using both wiping (擦) and washing/rinsing (洗). It is more thorough than just 擦 (to wipe) and typically involves water or a cleaning agent.

擦 cā

洗 xǐ