Chinese Word of the Day

洗澡
xĭ zăo

bath

Definitions

Chinese > English
洗澡	xǐzǎo
1. v. to take a shower or bath; to wash oneself; to bathe
我先洗個澡。 - I'm just gonna take a shower.
洗澡水太燙了。 - The bathwater is too hot.
2. v. (dialectal) to swim
3. usage. Note that in casual conversation Chinese speakers do not usually distinguish between taking a shower and taking a bath as is customary in English; 浸浴.
English > Chinese
bath
1. 名词. 沐浴
2. 动词. 沐浴
Components
洗	xiǎn
1. (Cantonese) (alt form, yue, 使, t=to need)
2. Variant of 㭠
3. Variant of 洒
㭠	xiǎn
1. Variant of 杴
2. Variant of ?
洒
1. Simplified form of 灑
2. Variant of 洗
澡	zǎo
1. to bathe; to wash