洗头 (洗頭)
xǐ tóu
Pinyin

Definition

洗头 (洗頭)
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xǐ tóu
  1. to wash one's hair
  2. to have a shampoo

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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
冲洗
chōng xǐ
  1. 1 to rinse
  2. 2 to wash
  3. 3 to develop (photographic film)
洗冤
xǐ yuān
  1. 1 lit. to wash out a grievance
  2. 2 fig. to right a wrong
  3. 3 to redress an injustice
洗刷
xǐ shuā
  1. 1 wash
  2. 2 brush
  3. 3 scrub

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

你不洗头洗澡吗？
nǐ bù xǐtóu xǐzǎo ma ？
Don't you shampoo and shower?
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你好，先生，洗头吗？
nǐhǎo ，xiānsheng ，xǐtóu ma ？
Hello, sir, do you want a shampoo?
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好，那两位后面请，我们先洗头。
hǎo ，nà liǎng wèi hòumian qǐng ，wǒmen xiān xǐtóu 。
OK, come into the back please. Let's start by washing your hair.
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洗头，谢谢！
xǐtóu ，xièxie ！
A hair wash, thanks!
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您好，您要洗头还是剪发？
nínhǎo ，nín yào xǐtóu háishì jiǎnfà ？
Hello, do you want a hair wash or a haircut?
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别胡说！我告诉你，我有个小姐妹以前月子里洗头，现在天天偏头疼。所以你这个月千万不能洗头。
bié húshuō ！wǒ gàosu nǐ ，wǒ yǒu gè xiǎojiěmèi yǐqián yuèzi lǐ xǐtóu ，xiànzài tiāntiān piāntóuténg 。suǒyǐ nǐ zhè ge yuè qiānwàn bùnéng xǐtóu 。
Don't be ridiculous! I'm telling you, I had a friend who washed her hair within the first month after giving birth. Now she has migraines every day. You absolutely cannot wash your hair this month.
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咳，那种东西，听听就得了，谁还照做啊！就拿你们女的坐月子来说，你见过谁一个月不洗澡不洗头躺在床上？那虱子还不满天飞？
hài ，nà zhǒng dōngxi ，tīng ting jiù de le ，shéi hái zhào zuò a ！jiù ná nǐmen nǚ de zuò yuèzi láishuō ，nǐ jiàn guo shéi yī ge yuè bù xǐzǎo bù xǐtóu tǎng zài chuáng shang ？nà shīzi hái bù mǎntiānfēi ？
Ugh, that stuff? Just listen to it, that's enough. Who still actually follows those rules?! Take the one month of convalescence you women are supposed to have following childbirth – who have you ever met that didn't shower or wash their hair and just laid in bed for a whole month? Wouldn't there be fleas everywhere?
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儿子，你听到了吧？快给我们评评理。我跟她说坐月子的时候千万不能洗头洗澡，否则以后会经常头痛、身子痛的，可她偏不信，难道我这做婆婆的还会害她不成？
érzi ，nǐ tīngdào le ba ？kuài gěi wǒmen píngping lǐ 。wǒ gēn tā shuō zuòyuèzi de shíhou qiānwàn bùnéng xǐtóu xǐzǎo ，fǒuzé yǐhòu huì jīngcháng tóutòng 、shēnzi tòng de ，kě tā piān bùxìn ，nándào wǒ zhè zuò pópo de hái huì hài tā bùchéng ？
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没问题。你先洗头吧。
méiwèntí 。nǐ xiān xǐtóu ba 。
No problem. Please shampoo first.
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