洗澡

Chinese

to wash; to bathe bath
simp. and trad.
(洗澡)

Pronunciation


Verb

洗澡

  1. to take a shower or bath; to wash oneself; to bathe
    /    Wǒ xiān ge zǎo.   I'm just gonna take a shower.
  2. (dialectal) to swim

Usage notes

Note that in casual conversation Chinese speakers do not usually distinguish between taking a shower and taking a bath as is customary in English; 洗澡 (xǐzǎo) could refer to either. To refer specifically to taking a shower, consider 沖澡冲澡 (chōngzǎo) or 淋浴 (línyù); to refer specifically to taking a bath consider 泡澡 (pàozǎo) or 浸浴 (jìnyù).

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 洗澡 (“to take a shower or bath”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 沐浴
Mandarin Beijing 洗澡
Taiwan 洗澡
Shenyang 洗澡兒
Jinan 洗澡
Xi'an 洗澡
Wuhan 洗澡
Chengdu 洗澡
Kunming 洗澡
Yangzhou 洗澡
Hefei 洗澡, 抹澡
Malaysia 沖涼
Singapore 沖涼
Cantonese Guangzhou 沖涼, 洗身
Hong Kong 沖涼, 洗身
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) 沖涼, 洗身
Macau 沖涼
Panyu 沖涼
Huadu (Huashan) 沖涼
Conghua 沖涼, 洗身
Zengcheng 沖涼, 洗身
Foshan 沖涼
Nanhai (Shatou) 洗涼
Shunde 沖涼
Sanshui 沖涼, 洗身
Gaoming (Mingcheng) 洗身
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 洗身
Zhuhai (Qianshan) 洗身
Doumen (Shangheng Tanka) 洗身
Doumen 沖涼, 洗身
Jiangmen (Baisha) 洗身
Xinhui 洗身
Taishan 沖涼
Kaiping (Chikan) 洗身
Enping (Niujiang) 沖涼
Heshan (Yayao) 洗身
Dongguan 沖涼
Bao'an (Shajing) 沖涼
Yangjiang 洗身
Gan Nanchang 洗澡
Hakka Meixian 沖涼, 洗身
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 沖涼, 洗身
Dongguan (Qingxi) 沖涼
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 沖涼
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 沖涼
Conghua (Lütian) 洗身
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 沖涼, 洗身, 洗身腳
Liudui (S. Sixian) 沖涼, 洗身, 洗身腳
Hsinchu (Hailu) 沖涼, 洗身, 洗身腳
Dongshi (Dabu) 沖涼, 洗身, 洗浴, 洗身腳
Hsinchu (Raoping) 沖涼, 洗浴, 洗浴腳
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 沖涼, 洗浴
Jin Taiyuan 洗澡
Min Bei Jian'ou 洗浴
Min Dong Fuzhou 洗湯, 洗身
Min Nan Xiamen 洗身軀, 洗身, 洗浴, 灇浴
Quanzhou 洗身軀, 洗身, 洗浴
Jinjiang 灇肉
Zhangzhou 洗身軀, 洗身, 洗浴, 灇浴
Taipei 洗身軀
Kaohsiung 洗身軀
Tainan 洗身軀
Taichung 洗身軀
Hsinchu 洗身軀
Lukang 洗身軀
Sanxia 洗身軀
Yilan 洗身軀
Kinmen 洗身軀
Magong 洗身軀
Penang , 灇浴, 灇水
Singapore 灇水
Philippines (Manila) 灇肉
Chaozhou 洗浴
Shantou 洗浴
Wu Suzhou 淴浴
Wenzhou 洗浴, 洗身體
Xiang Changsha 洗澡
Shuangfeng 洗澡
Dialectal synonyms of 游泳 (“to swim”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 游泳
Mandarin Beijing 游泳, 洑水
Jinan 游泳, 洑水, 洗澡
Xi'an 浮水, 洗澡
Wuhan 游水, 泅水, 玩水
Chengdu 浮水, 洗澡
Yangzhou 游水, 洗澡
Hefei 洗澡, 划水
Cantonese Guangzhou 游水
Hong Kong 游水
Taishan 游水
Yangjiang 游水
Gan Nanchang 玩水
Hakka Meixian 游水, 洗身仔
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 泅水, 洗身仔
Liudui (S. Sixian) 泅水仔, 洗身仔
Hsinchu (Hailu) 泅水
Dongshi (Dabu) 泅水, 泅身
Hsinchu (Raoping) 泅水, 泅水仔
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 泅水
Jin Taiyuan 耍水, 游泳
Min Bei Jian'ou 泅水, 洗浴
Min Dong Fuzhou 泅水, 洗水
Min Nan Xiamen 泅水, 游泳
Quanzhou 泅水, 游泳
Zhangzhou 泅水, 游泳
Taipei 泅水, 游泳
Kaohsiung 泅水, 游泳
Tainan 泅水, 洗浴, 游泳
Taichung 泅水, 游泳
Hsinchu 泅水, 游泳
Lukang 泅水
Sanxia 泅水
Yilan 泅水, 游泳
Kinmen 泅水
Magong 泅水
Penang 泅水
Philippines (Manila) 泅水
Chaozhou 泅水
Wu Suzhou 游水, 游泳
Wenzhou 泅河兒
Xiang Changsha 洗冷水澡, 游泳
Shuangfeng 洗冷水澡

Derived terms

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