Chinese edit

to wash; to bathe hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad.
(洗手)
anagram 手洗

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Verb edit

洗⫽手 (verb-object)

  1. to wash one's hands
    員工返崗必須洗手 [MSC, trad.]
    员工返岗必须洗手 [MSC, simp.]
    Yuángōng fǎngǎng qián bìxū xǐshǒu. [Pinyin]
    Employees must wash hands before returning to work.
  2. (euphemistic) to go to the toilet
  3. (euphemistic, of criminals) to reform; to retire

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  • (to wash one's hands):

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Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

洗手 (sesu) (hangeul 세수)

  1. Hanja form? of 세수 (washing one's face).