gột rửa
Definition
- Verb:
- To cleanse thoroughly: To clean something completely, often by washing or scrubbing, removing all dirt, stains, or impurities.
- To purge; to purify (figurative): To eliminate negative elements, such as sins, guilt, bad thoughts, or illusions, from one's mind, soul, or character, leaving a state of purity.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cô ấy gột rửa chiếc áo trắng cho thật sạch. (She thoroughly cleansed the white shirt.)
- Anh ấy muốn gột rửa mọi tội lỗi trong quá khứ. (He wants to purge all the sins of his past.)
- Thiền định giúp gột rửa những suy nghĩ tiêu cực. (Meditation helps to purify negative thoughts.)
Advanced Usage
- The word is often used in abstract, moral, or spiritual contexts rather than for routine physical cleaning. It implies a deep, transformative process of making something pure again.
Variants and Related Words
- Rửa (v): to wash. This is the more common, general term for washing.
- Rửa tay (to wash hands).
- Tẩy rửa (v): to wash, to cleanse, often with a connotation of removing stains.
- Tẩy rửa vết bẩn (to cleanse a stain).
Synonyms
- To purify: To make pure, especially in a moral or spiritual sense.
- To cleanse: To make thoroughly clean.
- To purge: To rid someone of an unwanted feeling or moral impurity.
Related Idioms
- Gột rửa tâm hồn: to cleanse/purify the soul.
- Chuyến đi ấy là để gột rửa tâm hồn. (That trip was to cleanse the soul.)
verb
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to wipe out
