沐浴 mùyù to take a bath
to take a bath; to bathe; to immerse
How to remember 沐浴: 沐 to bathe + 浴 to bathe = to take a bath.
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How it is used
- 'To bathe; to be bathed/immersed in' - 沐浴阳光 (mùyù yángguāng) to bask in sunlight.
- Literal bathing, but often elevated/figurative: 沐浴在爱中 bathed in love.
- More literary than 洗澡 (xǐzǎo, to take a bath); poetic 'immersion' sense is common.
Example sentences
- 小木屋沐浴在月光之中。 Xiǎomùwū mùyù zài yuèguāng zhīzhōng.The little cabin was bathed in moonlight.