洗衣机

• 拼音: xǐ yī jī
• 汉字拆解: 洗 = 氵(water) + 先 (first, phonetic); 衣 = pictograph of a garment; 机 = 木 (wood) + 几 (small table, phonetic)

含义

Washing machine. A household appliance for washing clothes.

A very common household noun. 洗衣机 specifically refers to the clothes washing machine. In daily life, you might also hear 全自动洗衣机 (fully automatic washing machine) or 滚筒洗衣机 (front-loading washing machine).

例句

1. 我家的洗衣机坏了。
2. 把脏衣服放进洗衣机里。
3. 这台洗衣机是新买的。

用法指南

语境: household, daily life, appliances

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 洗衣机洗完了，快去晾衣服。(The washing machine is done, go hang up the clothes quickly.)
• 我需要买一台新洗衣机。(I need to buy a new washing machine.)

错误说法

• 说洗机而省略衣 (Don't shorten it to 洗机 — the full word 洗衣机 must be used; 洗机 is not a word)

起源与历史

洗 (xǐ, to wash) + 衣 (yī, clothes) + 机 (jī, machine). Literally 'clothes-washing machine.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal