xǐ yī fěn
lessive
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我需要买一些洗衣粉。
wǒ xūyào mǎi yīxiē xǐyīfěn.
I need to buy some laundry detergent.
洗衣粉可以去除衣服上的污渍。
xǐyīfěn kěyǐ qùchú yīfú shàng de wūzī.
Laundry detergent can remove stains from clothes.
洗衣粉的种类很多，有液体洗衣粉、固体洗衣粉和洗衣粉片。
xǐyīfěn de zhǒnglèi hěn duō, yǒu yètǐ xǐyīfěn, gùtǐ xǐyīfěn hé xǐyīfěn piàn.
There are many types of laundry detergent, including liquid laundry detergent, solid laundry detergent, and laundry detergent sheets.
洗衣剂 (xǐyī jì)
detergent
洗衣粉 (xǐyī fěn)
washing powder
洗衣液 (xǐyīyè)
laundry detergent
洗衣皂 (xǐyīzào)
laundry soap
The Chinese word 洗衣粉 (xǐyīfěn) for "laundry detergent" is a compound of two characters: 洗 (xǐ), meaning "to wash", and 衣粉 (yīfěn), meaning "clothes powder". The character 洗 is a pictograph depicting a hand holding a piece of cloth under water, while the character 粉 is a phonetic loan character that originally meant "flour" but is now used to refer to any kind of powder. The combination of these two characters creates a word that literally means "clothes washing powder", which is a fitting name for the substance used to clean clothes.
