How to say “washing machine” in Chinese
washing machine
“Washing machine” in Chinese is 洗衣机, xǐ yī jī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
洗衣机 is read xǐ yī jī: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”.
On the left, 木 “wood”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “洗衣机”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 洗衣机. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我用洗衣机洗衣服wǒyòngxǐyījīxǐyīfuI wash my clothes in the washing machine.
- 这个洗衣机怎么用？zhègexǐyījīzěnmeyòngHow do you use this washing machine?
- 这台洗衣机怎么使用？zhètáixǐyījīzěnmeshǐyòngHow do you use this washing machine?
More words from the lesson “Appliances at home”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “washing machine” in Chinese?
“Washing machine” in Chinese is 洗衣机, pinyin xǐyījī.
What does 洗衣机 mean?
洗衣机 (xǐyījī) means “washing machine”.
How do you write 洗衣机?
洗衣机 is 3 characters: 洗 (xǐ) — wash; 衣 (yī) — clothing; 机 (jī) — machine, device. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 洗衣机?
洗衣机 is read xǐyījī. Tones: xǐ — third tone, yī — first tone, jī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“washing machine” in the lesson “Appliances at home”
This word is from the topic “Home and daily life” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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