WordTaiwan frequency #26,012
洗劫
ㄒㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
“to loot; to plunder; to strip a place of all valuables”
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洗
ㄒㄧˇ
To wash or rinse; to bathe; to develop photos; to shuffle cards; to erase recordings; to clean or purify; to kill off or rob completely; to launder money.
劫
ㄐㄧㄝˊ
To rob or plunder by force; to coerce; a calamity or disaster; abbr. for kalpa (a long period of time in Buddhism); in Go, a contested eye.
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- 洗澡ㄒㄧˇ ㄗㄠˇto bathe; to take a shower; to wash one's body with water
- 清洗ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧˇto wash; to clean; to rinse; (fig.) to purge; to remove or get rid of unwanted people or elements
- 洗錢ㄒㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊto launder money; (in Taiwan) cash gifts given to a newborn baby
- 洗衣機ㄒㄧˇ ㄧ ㄐㄧwashing machine; appliance for washing clothes; may include washing, spinning, or drying functions.
- 洗手ㄒㄧˇ ㄕㄡˇto wash one's hands; (figurative) to wash one's hands of something; to give up a habit or former life
- 搶劫ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊto rob; to commit robbery; to take by force
- 洗禮ㄒㄧˇ ㄌㄧˇChristian baptism; a rite of initiation in Christianity; figuratively, a trial or ordeal; a severe test or hardship that strengthens someone or something
- 洗淨ㄒㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋto wash clean; to cleanse; to rinse thoroughly.
- 沖洗ㄔㄨㄥ ㄒㄧˇto rinse or wash something with water; to develop photographic film (developing, fixing, and washing).
- 洗碗ㄒㄧˇ ㄨㄢˇto wash dishes; to do the dishes after a meal; to clean plates, bowls, and utensils by hand or in a dishwasher.
- 洗衣ㄒㄧˇ ㄧto wash clothes; to do laundry; to launder
- 洗滌ㄒㄧˇ ㄉㄧˊto wash; to cleanse; to rinse away dirt or impurities