洗澡

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): xǐzǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄗㄠˇ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xi³ zao³
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai² cou³ / sai² zou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xǐzǎo [Phonetic: xízǎo]
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄗㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sǐzǎo
  - Wade–Giles: hsi³-tsao³
  - Yale: syǐ-dzǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiitzao
  - Palladius: сицзао (siczao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: xi³ zao³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xizao
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵³ t͡sau⁵³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai² cou³ / sai² zou²
  - Yale: sái chou / sái jóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai² tsou³ / sai² dzou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: sei² cou³ / sei² zou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³⁵ t͡sʰou̯³³/, /sɐi̯³⁵ t͡sou̯³⁵/

Verb

洗⫽澡 (verb-object) (intransitive)

to take a shower or bath; to wash oneself; to bathe
我先洗個澡。／我先洗个澡。 ― Wǒ xiān xǐ ge zǎo. ― I'm just gonna take a shower.

洗澡水太燙了。／洗澡水太烫了。 ― Xǐzǎo shuǐ tài tàng le. ― The bathwater is too hot.
(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

(to take a shower or bath):

Dialectal synonyms of 洗澡 (“to take a shower or bath”) [map]

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(to swim):

Dialectal synonyms of 游泳 (“to swim”) [map]

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Derived terms

洗澡間 / 洗澡间 (xǐzǎojiān)

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		游泳, 游水, 洑水, 浮水, 泅水
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	游泳, 洑水
	Taiwan	游泳
	Harbin	游泳, 洑水
	Malaysia	游泳
	Singapore	游泳
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	游泳, 浮水, 洑水, 洗澡
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	游泳, 漤水兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	洑水, 洗澡 rural
	Wanrong	泭水
	Xi'an	浮水, 洗澡
	Xining	游泳
	Xuzhou	洗澡
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	浮水
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	洗澡
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	耍水
	Lanzhou	洑水, 打澡, 洗澡兒
	Ürümqi	游泳, 洗澡兒, 浮水
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	游泳, 浮水, 洗澡
	Wuhan	游泳, 游水, 泅水, 玩水
	Guiyang	洗澡, 洑水, 游泳
	Liuzhou	游水, 洗大涼
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	游泳, 游水
	Yangzhou	游泳, 游水, 洗澡
	Nantong	游水
	Hefei	洗澡, 划水
	Chuzhou	洗澡
Cantonese	Guangzhou	游水
	Hong Kong	游水, 游濕水
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	游水
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	游水
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	游水
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	游水
	Macau	游水
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	游水
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	洗涼, 游水
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	游水
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	洗身
	Foshan	游水
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	湧水
	Foshan (Shunde)	湧水
	Foshan (Sanshui)	游水
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	游水
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	游水
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	游水
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	游水
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	游水
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	游水
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	游水
	Taishan	游水
	Kaiping (Chikan)	游水
	Enping (Niujiang)	游水
	Heshan (Yayao)	游水
	Dongguan	游水
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	游水
	Yangjiang	游水
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	游水
	Singapore (Guangfu)	游水
Gan	Nanchang	玩水, 泅水
	Lichuan	划水
	Pingxiang	洗冷水澡, 泅水
Hakka	Meixian	游水, 洗身仔, 泅水仔, 泅水
	Fengshun (Tangkeng)	洗溪身
	Fengshun (Fengliang)	洗溪身
	Fengshun (Pantian)	洗溪身
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	洗冷水身, 游水
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	游水
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	游水
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	游水
	Liannan	洗冷水身
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	游泳
	Jiexi	泅水
	Changting	洗浴
	Wuping	洗身子
	Ninghua	打浮條
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	泅水, 洗身仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	泅水, 泅水仔, 洗身仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	泅水, 洗身仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	泅水, 泅身
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	泅水, 泅水仔
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	泅水
	Hong Kong	游水
	Senai (Huiyang)	游水
	Kuching (Hepo)	游水
Jin	Taiyuan	耍水, 游泳
Jin	Xinzhou	耍水
Northern Min	Jian'ou	泅水, 洗浴, 游泳
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	泅水, 洗水
	Fuding	泅水
	Singapore (Fuqing)	泅水
Southern Min	Xiamen	泅水, 游泳
	Quanzhou	泅水, 游泳
	Zhangzhou	泅水, 游泳
	Taipei	泅水, 游泳
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	泅水
	Kaohsiung	泅水, 游泳
	Yilan	泅水, 游泳
	Changhua (Lukang)	泅水
	Taichung	泅水, 游泳
	Tainan	泅水, 洗浴, 游泳
	Hsinchu	泅水, 游泳
	Kinmen	泅水
	Penghu (Magong)	泅水
	Penang (Hokkien)	泅水
	Singapore (Hokkien)	泅水
	Manila (Hokkien)	泅水
	Chaozhou	泅水
	Shantou	游水, 泅, 泅水
	Jieyang	泅水
	Haifeng	泅水, 洗浴仔
	Bangkok (Teochew)	泅水
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	游水
	Singapore (Teochew)	泅浴
	Pontianak (Teochew)	泅水
	Haikou	游水
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	游水
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	游水
Wu	Shanghai	游水, 游泳
	Shanghai (Chongming)	游水, 淨冷水肉
	Suzhou	游水, 游泳
	Danyang	划水
	Hangzhou	游泳
	Ningbo	游河, 打泅
	Wenzhou	泅水兒, 泅河兒
	Jinhua	划水, 划水鴨兒, 游泳
	Jinhua (Tangxi)	划花兒
Xiang	Changsha	玩水, 洗冷水澡, 游泳
	Loudi	打浮泅
	Shuangfeng	洗冷水澡

		to wash; to bathe	bath
trad. (洗澡)		洗	澡
simp. ^#(洗澡)		洗	澡