洗衣机 (xǐyījī) · washing machine
洗衣机 (xǐyījī) means “washing machine”. It is written with 3 characters: 洗 (to wash) + 衣 (cloth) + 机 (machine). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 洗衣机 is built
The characters
洗 xǐ · to wash
What 洗 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 先xiān — first
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 先 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
衣 yī · cloth
What 衣 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A woman's dress (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
机 jī · machine
What 机 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 几jǐ — how many
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
Origin hint: A table 几 made of wood 木; 几 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 洗衣机
What does 洗衣机 mean?
洗衣机 (xǐyījī) means “washing machine”.
How do you pronounce 洗衣机?
洗衣机 is pronounced xǐyījī.
Which HSK level is 洗衣机?
洗衣机 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 洗手间xǐshǒujiāntoilet
- 洗澡xǐzǎoto take a bath
- 洗xǐto wash
- 衣服yīfuclothes
- 大衣dàyīovercoat
- 衬衣chènyīshirt
- 上衣shàngyījacket
- 衣架yījiàclothes hanger
- 毛衣máoyīsweater
- 衣裳yīshangclothes
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 41: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.