Chinese Word of the Day

洗涤剂
xǐ dí jì

detergent

Definitions

Chinese > English
洗涤剂	xǐdíjì
1. n. cleaning agent; detergent
English > Chinese
detergent
1. 名词. 1.清洁剂；去垢剂
2. 形容词. 1.去垢的，使清潔的
Components
洗	shǐ
1. cause, send on a mission, order
2. envoy, messenger, ambassador
3. to order to do
4. to send; to dispatch
5. to let; to make; to cause to
6. to use; to employ
7. to play; to play with; to resort to; to dally with
8. to indulge
9. (Cantonese) need to do something; have to
你唔使攞lo2 咁多！ - You don't need to get so much!
10. (Cantonese) need something; require; want strongly
11. (historical) to send as an envoy abroad
12. envoy; messenger
涤	dí
1. wash, cleanse, purify
2. sweep
剂	jì
1. to adjust; to make up (a concoction); to concoct
2. (historical) contract for trading
3. small piece of dough; dough which has been kneaded
4. (TCM) medicinal preparation; concoction
5. pharmaceutical preparation; medicament
6. dose; dosage
7. (chemistry) agent; reagent
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