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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dí | di2
English translation
to wash, to sweep; to purify, to cleanse

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Noun morpheme / 名语素 Míng yǔsù

Learning hint

water

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵条

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

tiáo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and tiáo represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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pén de zàng Shuǐ 倒入洗涤 xǐ dí cáo .

Tip the dirty water out of the bowl and into the sink.

Máo 织物 zhī wù 有时 yǒu shí 发现 fāxiàn zài 洗涤 xǐ dí 之后 zhī hòu huì 出现 chūxiàn 伸长 shēn cháng 现象 xiànxiàng .

After such treatment the fabric is often found to expand on washing.

jiāng 洗涤器 xǐ dí qì de 一面 yī miàn shǎng 安息香 ān xī xiāng bìng jiāng tiē dào 皮肤 pífū shǎng .

Paint one side of washer with benzoin and apply this side to skin.

这些 zhè xiē 衣服 yīfu 需要 xūyào 洗涤 xǐ dí ( Píng ).

I'd like these clothes cleaned ( pressed ).

确保 quèbǎo 洗涤 xǐ dí gāng de zhā pán 放置 fàng zhì 正确 zhèngquè ,确保 quèbǎo 帘的正确悬挂 xuánguà .

Make sure that the wash tank filter is set correctly.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
洗涤 xǐ dí to rinse洗滌
洗涤剂 xǐ dí jì cleaning agent洗滌劑
to wash
涤纶 dí lún polyester fiber滌綸
荡涤 dàng dí to clean up蕩滌
涤荡 dí dàng to wash off滌蕩
涤棉 dí mián polyester-cotton blend滌棉
合成洗涤剂 hé chéng xǐ dí jì synthetic detergent合成洗滌劑
洗涤灵 xǐ dí líng dishwashing liquid洗滌靈
涤卡 dí kǎ polyester khaki (abbr. for 滌綸卡其布|涤纶卡其布)滌卡
涤除 dí chú to wash away滌除
洗涤器 xǐ dí qì washing appliance洗滌器

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