Chinese Word of the Day

洗碗机
xǐ wǎn jī

dishwasher

Definitions

Chinese > English
洗碗机
1. Simplified form of 洗碗機
洗碗機	xǐwǎnjī
1. n. dishwasher (machine for washing dishes)
English > Chinese
dishwasher
1. 洗碗机
2. 洗碗的人
Components
洗	xiǎn
1. (Cantonese) (alt form, yue, 使, t=to need)
2. Variant of 㭠
3. Variant of 洒
㭠	xiǎn
1. Variant of 杴
2. Variant of ?
洒
1. Simplified form of 灑
2. Variant of 洗
碗	wǎn
1. bowl
洗碗 - to wash the dishes
2. bowl-like object
一碗米飯 - a bowl of rice
一碗粥 - a bowl of congee
机
1. Variant of 機
2. Alternative form of 几 (small table; stool)
機	jī
1. weaving machine; spinning machine
機杼 - loom
2. machine; apparatus; device
打字機 - typewriter
3. (mostly in compounds) Short for *飛機 (aircraft)
4. (mostly in compounds) Short for *手機 (cellphone)
5. (chiefly Cantonese) Short for *遊戲機 (video game)
6. mechanism; process
玄機 - arcane truth; nature's mystery
7. cause; reason
8. secret; confidential (affair)
機密 - top secret
9. opportunity; chance; crucial point
戰機 - opportunity in battle
10. plan; idea
神機 - marvellous strategy
11. flexible; quick-witted
12. organic
有機 - organic
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