Pinyin: xǐ

to wash

Example sentence

吃饭前要洗手。

Chīfàn qián yào xǐ shǒu.

Wash your hands before eating.

What 洗 means

(xǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “to wash”. It belongs to the Actions & Verbs topic and appears at HSK 2, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Chinese.

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