洗碗
xǐ wǎn
Pinyin

Definition

洗碗
 - 
xǐ wǎn
  1. to wash the dishes

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

碗
wǎn
  1. 1 variant of 碗[wǎn]
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
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.)
洗脑
xǐ nǎo
  1. 1 to brainwash
洗脸
xǐ liǎn
  1. 1 to wash your face
洗衣
xǐ yī
  1. 1 laundry
洗衣机
xǐ yī jī
  1. 1 washer
  2. 2 washing machine
  3. 3 CL:臺|台[tái]
洗面
xǐ miàn
  1. 1 facial cleansing
洗面奶
xǐ miàn nǎi
  1. 1 cleansing lotion

Idioms (8)

一碗水端平
yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng
  1. 1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be impartial
以泪洗面
yǐ lèi xǐ miàn
  1. 1 to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)
吃着碗里，看着锅里
chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ
  1. 1 lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)
  2. 2 not content with what one already has
  3. 3 (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye
家贫如洗
jiā pín rú xǐ
  1. 1 extreme poverty (idiom); destitute
  2. 2 penniless
  3. 3 poor as church mice
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
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

Sample Sentences

你在干嘛呢?一个人对着镜子说话，还不快去洗碗！
nǐ zài gànmá ne ?yī gè rén duì zhe jìngzi shuōhuà ，hái bù kuài qù xǐwǎn ！
What are you doing? Talking to yourself in the mirror. You still haven't washed the dishes yet!
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