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“rinse” in Chinese

Chinese

Pronunciation

Pinyinchōng xǐ

Example

请把蔬菜冲洗干净再吃。qǐng bǎ shū cài chōng xǐ gān jìng zài chī

Please rinse the vegetables clean before eating.

Illustration for 冲洗 (rinse)

How to say “rinse” in Chinese

“Rinse” in Chinese is 冲洗 (chōng xǐ).

A stream of water carries unwanted material off a surface without rubbing or soaking.

Full entry for 冲洗: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 冲洗

医生用生理盐水冲洗伤口,防止感染。yī shēng yòng shēng lǐ yán shuǐ chōng xǐ shāng kǒu fáng zhǐ gán rǎn

The doctor rinses the wound with saline to prevent infection.

Tips for using 冲洗

  • As a verb, it commonly takes a result complement such as 干净 (gānjìng, "clean"), so the sentence can show that the object is clean after the action.

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