洗刷
xǐ shuā
Pinyin

Definition

洗刷
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xǐ shuā
  1. wash
  2. brush
  3. scrub

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

刷新
shuā xīn
  1. 1 to renovate
  2. 2 to refurbish
  3. 3 to refresh (computer window)
  4. 4 to write a new page (in history)
  5. 5 to break (a record)
洗
xǐ
  1. 1 to wash
  2. 2 to bathe
  3. 3 to develop (photo)
洗澡
xǐ zǎo
  1. 1 to bathe
  2. 2 to take a shower
刷
shuā
  1. 1 to brush
  2. 2 to paint
  3. 3 to daub
  4. 4 to paste up
  5. 5 to skip class (of students)
  6. 6 to fire from a job
刷卡
shuā kǎ
  1. 1 to use a credit card (or swipe card, smart card etc)

Idioms (6)

以泪洗面
yǐ lèi xǐ miàn
  1. 1 to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)
家贫如洗
jiā pín rú xǐ
  1. 1 extreme poverty (idiom); destitute
  2. 2 penniless
  3. 3 poor as church mice
洗心革面
xǐ xīn gé miàn
  1. 1 lit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways
  2. 2 to turn over a new leaf
赤贫如洗
chì pín rú xǐ
  1. 1 without two nickels to rub together (idiom)
  2. 2 impoverished
金盆洗手
jīn pén xǐ shǒu
  1. 1 lit. to wash one's hands in a gold basin (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to abandon the life of an outlaw

Sample Sentences

中国人民抗日战争胜利，是近代以来中国抗击外敌入侵的第一次完全胜利。这一伟大胜利，彻底粉碎了日本军国主义殖民奴役中国的图谋洗刷了近代以来中国抗击外来侵略屡战屡败的民族耻辱。
Zhōngguó rénmín Kàng Rì Zhànzhēng shènglì ，shì jìndài yǐlái Zhōngguó kàngjī wài dí rùqīn de dì yī cì wánquán shènglì 。zhè yī wěidà shènglì ，chèdǐ fěnsuì le Rìběn jūnguózhǔyì zhímín núyì Zhōngguó de túmóu xǐshuā le jìndài yǐlái Zhōngguó kàngjī wàilái qīnluè lǚ zhàn lǚ bài de mínzú chǐrǔ 。
The victory of the Chinese people in the War Against Japanese Aggression is the first instance in which China won a comprehensive victory against a foreign invader in recent history. This great victory completely crushed the Japanese militaristic colonial regime’s attempt to enslave China, cleansing the collective shame of the Chinese people at suffering defeat by foreign invasions several times in recent history.
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