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洗手
xǐshǒu
1. to wash one's hands
2. to go to the toilet
Very Common • Top 3%

Character Breakdown

洗
xǐ
to bathe, to rinse, to wash
HSK 2 9 丶
手
shǒu
hand
HSK 2 4 丶

Compound Words (8)

洗手乳
xǐshǒurǔ
liquid hand soap
洗手台
xǐshǒutái
vanity unit
洗手池
xǐshǒuchí
bathroom sink
洗手液
xǐshǒuyè
liquid hand soap
洗手盆
xǐshǒupén
bathroom sink
洗手间
xǐshǒujiān
toilet
HSK 3
洗手不干
xǐshǒubùgàn
to totally stop doing something
金盆洗手
jīnpénxǐshǒu
lit. to wash one's hands in a gold basin (idiom)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
2,385 of 84,292