洗 xǐ
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 先 first, former, previous
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
洗礼
xǐlǐ
baptism; tempering; ordeal
Characters in this word
礼 lǐ
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 礻 — spirit
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 经历过市场波动的洗礼后，这支团队做决策时明显更谨慎。 Jīnglì guò shìchǎng bōdòng de xǐlǐ hòu, zhè zhī tuánduì zuò juécè shí míngxiǎn gèng jǐnshèn. After being tempered by market fluctuations, this team has clearly become more cautious when making decisions.
- 这场失败的洗礼让他终于看清了自己的不足。 Zhè chǎng shībài de xǐlǐ ràng tā zhōngyú kànqīng le zìjǐ de bùzú. This baptism by failure finally made him see his own shortcomings clearly.
- 每位新兵都要经过军训的洗礼，才能更快融入集体。 Měi wèi xīnbīng dōu yào jīngguò jūnxùn de xǐlǐ, cáinéng gèng kuài róngrù jítǐ. Every recruit must go through the ordeal of military training in order to fit into the group more quickly.