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洗碗
Traditional Chinese
洗碗
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
xǐ wǎn
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
sai2 wun2
Short definition to wash up
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All available English definitions to wash the dishes Adso icon / to wash upCantofish icon / to do the dishesCantofish icon/
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: to wash dishes
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: to wash up; to do the dishes
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: to wash the dishes
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC:
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: '
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当时(dāng shí) at that time
(bāo) bag
(bǎi bò bò) cedar
(zài) (located) at
洗碗(xǐ wǎn) to wash up

Bob was washing the dishes at that time.

(dào) to go
(xǐ) to bathe
涤槽( dí cáo)
(qù) to get rid of
帮忙(bāng máng) to lend a hand
洗碗(xǐ wǎn) to wash up
(pán) board
(ba) dumb

Go and help wash up at the sink!

帮我(bāng wǒ) help me
洗碗(xǐ wǎn) to wash up
好吗(hǎoma)

Can you help me with the washing up?

(wǒ) I
(zhèng) main
(zài) (located) at
洗碗(xǐ wǎn) to wash up

I'm washing the dishes.

汤姆(tāng mǔ) Tom (name)
(wèi) for
玛丽(mǎ lì) Mary or Marie (name)
洗碗(xǐ wǎn) to wash up

Tom washes the dishes for Mary.

我的( de) my
工作(gōng zuò) job
(shì) is
洗碗(xǐ wǎn) to wash up

My job is washing dishes.

她不( tā bù)
介意(jiè yì) to mind
(yào) may
洗碗(xǐ wǎn) to wash up

She didn't mind doing the dishes.

女孩(nv hái) lass
不太(bútài) not too much
喜欢(xǐ huān) to like
洗碗(xǐ wǎn) to wash up
但也( dàn yě)
尽力而为(jìn lì ér wéi jǐn lì ér wéi) to strive

The girl did not like to wash dishes, but she made the best of it.

(tā) another
也不(yě bù) nor
(xiǎng) to wish
洗碗(xǐ wǎn) to wash up
(tā) she
也不(yě bù) nor
(xiǎng) to wish
洗碗(xǐ wǎn) to wash up
所以(suǒ yǐ) as a result
他们(tā men) they
决定(jué dìng) decision
出去(chū qù) to go out
(chī) to eat

Neither he nor she wants to do the dishes, and so the two of them decided to eat out.

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