洗劫
xǐ jié
Pinyin

Definition

洗劫
 - 
xǐ jié
  1. to loot
  2. to rob
  3. to ransack
  4. to pillage

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

洗
xǐ
  1. 1 to wash
  2. 2 to bathe
  3. 3 to develop (photo)
洗澡
xǐ zǎo
  1. 1 to bathe
  2. 2 to take a shower
劫
jié
  1. 1 variant of 劫[jié]
劫匪
jié fěi
  1. 1 bandit
  2. 2 robber
劫难
jié nàn
  1. 1 calamity
打劫
dǎ jié
  1. 1 to loot
  2. 2 to rob
  3. 3 to plunder
  4. 4 to ransack
抢劫
qiǎng jié
  1. 1 to rob
  2. 2 looting
抢劫案
qiǎng jié àn
  1. 1 robbery
  2. 2 holdup
擦洗
cā xǐ
  1. 1 to clean (with water or alcohol)
  2. 2 to wipe and wash
  3. 3 to swab
  4. 4 to scrub
冲洗
chōng xǐ
  1. 1 to rinse
  2. 2 to wash
  3. 3 to develop (photographic film)
洗冤
xǐ yuān
  1. 1 lit. to wash out a grievance
  2. 2 fig. to right a wrong
  3. 3 to redress an injustice
洗刷
xǐ shuā
  1. 1 wash
  2. 2 brush
  3. 3 scrub
洗手
xǐ shǒu
  1. 1 to wash one's hands
  2. 2 to go to the toilet
洗浴
xǐ yù
  1. 1 to bathe
洗净
xǐ jìng
  1. 1 to wash clean
洗涤
xǐ dí
  1. 1 to rinse
  2. 2 to wash
  3. 3 washing
洗漱
xǐ shù
  1. 1 to wash the face and rinse the mouth
洗牌
xǐ pái
  1. 1 to shuffle cards
洗碗
xǐ wǎn
  1. 1 to wash the dishes
洗礼
xǐ lǐ
  1. 1 baptism (lit. or fig.)

Idioms (10)

以泪洗面
yǐ lèi xǐ miàn
  1. 1 to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)
劫后余生
jié hòu yú shēng
  1. 1 after the calamity, renewed life (idiom); new lease of life
劫数难逃
jié shù nán táo
  1. 1 Destiny is inexorable, there is no fleeing it (idiom). Your doom is at hand.
家贫如洗
jiā pín rú xǐ
  1. 1 extreme poverty (idiom); destitute
  2. 2 penniless
  3. 3 poor as church mice
打家劫舍
dǎ jiā jié shè
  1. 1 to break into a house for robbery (idiom)
洗心革面
xǐ xīn gé miàn
  1. 1 lit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways
  2. 2 to turn over a new leaf
赤贫如洗
chì pín rú xǐ
  1. 1 without two nickels to rub together (idiom)
  2. 2 impoverished
趁火打劫
chèn huǒ dǎ jié
  1. 1 to loot a burning house
  2. 2 to profit from sb's misfortune (idiom)
金盆洗手
jīn pén xǐ shǒu
  1. 1 lit. to wash one's hands in a gold basin (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to abandon the life of an outlaw
革面洗心
gé miàn xǐ xīn
  1. 1 lit. to renew one's face and wash one's heart (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways
  2. 2 to turn over a new leaf

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