洗澡 xǐzǎo take a bath
How to remember 洗澡: 洗 wash + 澡 bathe = take a bath.
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How it is used
- To take a bath/shower - a separable verb: 洗个澡 (xǐ ge zǎo) take a quick shower, 洗完澡 (xǐ wán zǎo) after showering.
- Because it separates, don't say 洗澡衣服; the object 澡 is built in.
- Covers both bathing and showering; specify 淋浴 (línyù) for shower vs 泡澡 for a soak if needed.
- 洗澡水 (xǐzǎoshuǐ) = bathwater.
Example sentences
- 我要洗澡。 Wǒyào xǐzǎo.I want to take a bath.
- 夏天洗澡很凉快。 Xiàtiān xǐzǎo hěn liángkuai.Taking a bath in summer is very refreshing [lit., "cool"]. .
- 她在给大象洗澡。 Tā zài gěi dàxiàng xǐzǎo.He's giving the elephant a bath.