English–Chinese
“bleach” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinpiǎo bái
Example
这件衬衫能不能漂白？zhè jiàn chèn shān néng bù néng piǎo bái
Can this shirt be bleached?
How to say “bleach” in Chinese
“Bleach” in Chinese is 漂白 (piǎo bái).
A whitening treatment lifts unwanted color from a surface, leaving the shade much lighter or white.
Example sentences with 漂白
棉质可以漂白，但丝绸不能。mián zhì ké yǐ piǎo bái dàn sī chóu bù néng
Cotton can be bleached, but silk cannot.
Tips for using 漂白
- English can use bleach for either the action or the whitening product, but this Chinese verb describes what is done to a material rather than naming the product.