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洗白

xǐbái

to make sth clean and white
(fig.) to whitewash
to launder money

(Sichuanese) be finished; defeated; (have) lost
(Sichuanese) dead
(figurative, slang) to legitimize
(figurative, slang) to whitewash; to cast a white actor in a role intended for or representing a non-white character
(figurative, slang) to whitewash; to establish one's righteousness, innocence, power, etc. and free oneself from a previous negative impression
be finished; defeated; (have) lost
dead
to legitimize
to wash something clean and white
to whitewash; to cast a white actor in a role intended for or representing a non-white character
to whitewash; to establish one's righteousness, innocence, power, etc. and free oneself from a previous negative impression

Entry Composition

to wash; to bathe
to develop (photographs)
to shuffle (cards etc)
to erase (a recording)

white
snowy
pure
bright
empty
blank
plain
clear
to make clear
in vain
gratuitous
free of charge
reactionary
anti-communist
funeral
to stare coldly
to write wrong character
to state
to explain
vernacular
spoken lines in opera

Related entries

to whitewash
to plaster

to paint
to whitewash
emulsion
plaster

我要粉刷我的房子。

I'm going to get my house a fresh coat of paint.

Source: Tatoeba

to paint
to whitewash
to decorate
plaster
fig. to gloss over
to cover up

powder
cosmetic face powder
food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour
to turn to powder
(dialect) to whitewash
white
pink
(suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉丝 fěnsī)
to be a fan of

雪是粉状的。

The snow was powdery.

Source: Tatoeba

to launder money

这些指控令人震惊:洗钱、逃税和妨碍司法公正。

The accusations are shocking: money laundering, tax evasion and obstruction of justice.

Source: Tatoeba