洗肾 (洗腎)
xǐ shèn
Pinyin
Definition
洗肾 (洗腎)
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- to have dialysis treatment
Character Decomposition
Idioms (6)
以泪洗面
- 1 to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)
家贫如洗
- 1 extreme poverty (idiom); destitute
- 2 penniless
- 3 poor as church mice
洗心革面
- 1 lit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways
- 2 to turn over a new leaf
赤贫如洗
- 1 without two nickels to rub together (idiom)
- 2 impoverished
金盆洗手
- 1 lit. to wash one's hands in a gold basin (idiom)
- 2 fig. to abandon the life of an outlaw
Sample Sentences
最近我的健康检查报告出来了,我血压偏高,我妈妈也有高血压,她前几年就开始洗肾了,我的前景堪忧啊!
Recently I got my health check results back and my blood pressure is elevated. My mother also has high blood pressure. She started dialysis a few years ago, so I’m quite worried about my future!