Chinese Conversation · Level 12
90 words
Chinese word
机洗
Pronunciation
Pinyinjī xǐ
Meaning
- verbmachine wash
Example
这件衣服可以机洗吗？zhè jiàn yī fú ké yǐ jī xǐ ma
Can this garment be machine washed?
More examples
这件衬衫可以机洗，但要放洗衣袋。zhè jiàn chèn shān ké yǐ jī xǐ dàn yào fàng xǐ yī dài
This shirt can be machine washed, but put it in a laundry bag.
Core concept
Clothes are placed in a washer, which removes dirt through an automatic washing process.
Common phrases
可以机洗ké yǐ jī xǐ
machine-washable
适合机洗shì hé jī xǐ
suitable for machine washing
Similar words
手洗shǒu xǐ: Washing clothes by hand, rubbing or pressing them to remove dirt.
干洗gān xǐ: Cleaning clothes with a cleaning solvent instead of water.
水洗shuí xǐ: Washing clothes with water.
脱水tuō shuǐ: Removing water from washed clothes by spinning or another similar process.
Definition in Chinese
把衣物放入洗衣机并用机器的洗涤程序清洗的动作，也用于表示衣物能否用洗衣机清洗。bǎ yī wù fàng rù xǐ yī jī bìng yòng jī qì de xǐ dí chéng xù qīng xǐ de dòng zuò yě yòng yú biǎo shì yī wù néng fǒu yòng xǐ yī jī qīng xǐ
Word origin
机洗 (jīxǐ, "machine wash") combines 机 (jī, "machine") with 洗 (xǐ, "wash") to name the method directly.
Usage tips
- On clothing labels, temperature or cycle conditions may accompany this word, so the word alone does not guarantee that every washer setting is suitable.