The Chinese word for shower is
淋浴
lín yù
Chinese Definition
| shower | |
| 1. 阵雨，暴雨；沐浴，淋浴 | |
| Components | |
| 淋 | |
| 1. to pour; to drip; to dribble (liquid flowing down) | |
| 2. to flow (down) at great speed; to gush into | |
| 3. to drench; to soak; to wet through | |
| 4. (Cantonese, Hakka, Xiang) to water; to sprinkle | |
| 5. to filter; to strain | |
| 6. to make wine; to brew liquor | |
| 7. (TCM) strangury; urinary urgency and pain on urination | |
| 8. (diseases) gonorrhoea (i.e. “dripping”) | |
| 浴 | |
| 1. to bathe; to wash; to take a bath | |
| 2. to bathe ((in the sun, wind, etc.)) | |
| 3. bath |
Translations for 浴 and their definitions
| 淋浴 | |
| 1. v. to take a shower | |
| 2. n. shower | |
| 淋浴 噴頭 - showerhead |
| 陣雨 | |
| 1. n. rain shower |
| 淋浴器 | |
| 1. n. shower (device) |
| 阵雨 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 陣雨 |
| 小雨 | |
| 1. n. light rain |
| 花灑 | |
| 1. n. showerhead |
| 花洒 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 花灑 |
| 洗澡 | |
| 1. v. to take a shower or bath; to wash oneself; to bathe | |
| 我 先 洗 個 澡。 - I'm just gonna take a shower. | |
| 洗澡 水 太 燙 了。 - The bathwater is too hot. | |
| 2. v. (dialectal) to swim | |
| 3. usage. Note that in casual conversation Chinese speakers do not usually distinguish between taking a shower and taking a bath as is customary in English; 浸浴. |
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