洗手 meaning in English

xǐshǒu

to wash one's hands; to go to the toilet

13 strokes

Meaning of 洗手

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xǐshǒu
  1. to wash one's hands
  2. to go to the toilet

洗手 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ还hái没méi洗xǐ手shǒu,不bú是shì吗ma?
You haven't washed your hands yet, have you?
吃chī饭fàn前qián,我wǒ必bì须xū洗xǐ手shǒu。
I must wash my hands before dinner.
我wǒ在zài吃chī午wǔ饭fàn前qián洗xǐ手shǒu。
I wash my hands before eating lunch.
她tā让ràng他tā去qù洗xǐ手shǒu。
She told him to wash his hands.
为wèi什shén么me不bù洗xǐ手shǒu?
Why didn't you wash your hands?

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

洗 xǐ · to wash · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

手 shǒu · hand · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Related words

Words that share a character with 洗手.

手机shǒujīcell phone; mobile phone
洗手间xǐshǒujiāntoilet; lavatory
洗澡xǐzǎoto bathe; to take a shower
手表shǒubiǎowristwatch
举手jǔshǒuto raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal)
洗衣机xǐyījīwashing machine; washer
手指shǒuzhǐfinger
对手duìshǒuopponent; rival
选手xuǎnshǒuathlete; contestant
歌手gēshǒusinger
握手wòshǒuto shake hands
手续shǒuxùprocedure; formalities

Questions about 洗手

What does 洗手 mean?

洗手 (xǐshǒu) means "to wash one's hands; to go to the toilet".

How do you write 洗手?

洗手 is made of 2 characters: 洗 (9 strokes), 手 (4 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.