洗衣板
xǐ yī bǎn
Pinyin

Definition

洗衣板
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xǐ yī bǎn
  1. washboard
  2. (jocularly) flat chest

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

大衣
dà yī
  1. 1 overcoat
  2. 2 topcoat
  3. 3 cloak
  4. 4 CL:件[jiàn]
模板
mú bǎn
  1. 1 template
  2. 2 (architecture) formwork
毛衣
máo yī
  1. 1 (wool) sweater
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn]
洗
xǐ
  1. 1 to wash
  2. 2 to bathe
  3. 3 to develop (photo)
洗净
xǐ jìng
  1. 1 to wash clean
洗澡
xǐ zǎo
  1. 1 to bathe
  2. 2 to take a shower
老板
lǎo bǎn
  1. 1 variant of 老闆|老板[lǎo bǎn]
衣
yī
  1. 1 clothes
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn]
  3. 3 Kangxi radical 145
衣服
yī fu
  1. 1 clothes
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn],套[tào]
上衣
shàng yī
  1. 1 jacket
  2. 2 upper outer garment
  3. 3 CL:件[jiàn]
主板
zhǔ bǎn
  1. 1 motherboard (computing)
干洗
gān xǐ
  1. 1 to dry clean
  2. 2 dry cleaning
内衣
nèi yī
  1. 1 undergarment
  2. 2 underwear
  3. 3 CL:件[jiàn]
刻板
kè bǎn
  1. 1 stiff
  2. 2 inflexible
  3. 3 mechanical
  4. 4 stubborn
  5. 5 to cut blocks for printing
叫板
jiào bǎn
  1. 1 to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song)
  2. 2 (coll.) to challenge
地板
dì bǎn
  1. 1 floor
外衣
wài yī
  1. 1 outer clothing
  2. 2 semblance
  3. 3 appearance
天花板
tiān huā bǎn
  1. 1 ceiling
平板
píng bǎn
  1. 1 slab
  2. 2 plate
  3. 3 dull
  4. 4 monotonous
  5. 5 tablet (computer)
擦洗
cā xǐ
  1. 1 to clean (with water or alcohol)
  2. 2 to wipe and wash
  3. 3 to swab
  4. 4 to scrub

Idioms (20)

一板一眼
yī bǎn yī yǎn
  1. 1 lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter
  2. 2 scrupulous attention to detail
一板三眼
yī bǎn sān yǎn
  1. 1 lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail
以泪洗面
yǐ lèi xǐ miàn
  1. 1 to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)
天衣无缝
tiān yī wú fèng
  1. 1 lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. flawless
宵衣旰食
xiāo yī gàn shí
  1. 1 to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
  2. 2 diligently attending to official matters
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
牛衣对泣
niú yī duì qì
  1. 1 couple living in destitute misery (idiom)
白衣苍狗
bái yī cāng gǒu
  1. 1 lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world
相体裁衣
xiàng tǐ cái yī
  1. 1 lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom); fig. act according to real circumstances
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣
kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī
  1. 1 eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure
  2. 2 to act according to actual circumstances
  3. 3 to live within one's means
节衣缩食
jié yī suō shí
  1. 1 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
缩衣节食
suō yī jié shí
  1. 1 to economize on clothes and food
  2. 2 to scrimp and save (idiom)
腰金衣紫
yāo jīn yī zǐ
  1. 1 golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom); in official position
衣不蔽体
yī bù bì tǐ
  1. 1 lit. clothes not covering the body (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. poverty-stricken
衣冠禽兽
yī guān qín shòu
  1. 1 lit. dressed up animal (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. immoral and despicable person
衣单食薄
yī dān shí bó
  1. 1 thin coat, meager food (idiom); life of wretched poverty
  2. 2 destitute
衣锦荣归
yī jǐn róng guī
  1. 1 to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory
衣锦还乡
yì jǐn huán xiāng
  1. 1 to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory
衣食住行
yī shí zhù xíng
  1. 1 clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs

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