洗澡 xǐ zǎo
“to bathe; to take a shower”
verb, verb / nounHSK 3 · 2021 list level 2
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
洗澡 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 887: 洗澡 xǐzǎo — Level 3; official annotation 3 (动). PDF page 102
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 洗澡
洗澡 means to take a bath or shower, and it is a very common everyday verb. It is a separable verb, so you can say 洗澡, 洗个澡, or put frequency words between 洗 and 澡, as in 洗两次澡. A typical pattern is 我每天晚上洗澡 or 我在浴室洗澡.
例句Example sentences
- 我每天晚上洗澡。wǒ měi tiān wǎn shàng xǐ zǎo.I take a shower every evening.
- 运动以后，我想洗澡。yùn dòng yǐ hòu, wǒ xiǎng xǐ zǎo.After exercising, I want to take a shower.
- 他洗澡的时候，我在做饭。tā xǐ zǎo de shí hou, wǒ zài zuò fàn.While he was taking a shower, I was cooking.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我洗澡在浴室。
✓我在浴室洗澡。
Place phrases with 在 normally come before the verb in Chinese.
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✗我每天洗澡两次。
✓我每天洗两次澡。
洗澡 is a separable verb, so frequency expressions go between 洗 and 澡.