tắm rửa

Definition

Verb:
- To wash oneself, to bathe: "tắm rửa" refers to the act of cleaning one's body with water, typically involving both washing the whole body (tắm) and cleaning specific parts (rửa). It implies a thorough cleansing process.

Usage Examples

Verb:
- Trước khi đi ngủ, em bé cần được tắm rửa sạch sẽ. (Before going to bed, the baby needs to be bathed thoroughly.)
- Sau một ngày làm việc mệt mỏi, tôi thích tắm rửa bằng nước ấm. (After a tiring day of work, I like to bathe with warm water.)
- Hãy nhớ tắm rửa mỗi ngày để giữ vệ sinh cá nhân. (Remember to wash yourself every day to maintain personal hygiene.)

Advanced Usage

"tắm rửa cho ai đó": to bathe someone, to give someone a bath.
- Người mẹ ân cần tắm rửa cho đứa con nhỏ. (The mother carefully bathes her young child.)
"tắm rửa sạch sẽ": to wash/bathe thoroughly and cleanly.
- Sau khi chơi thể thao, anh ấy vào nhà tắm rửa sạch sẽ. (After playing sports, he went inside to wash up thoroughly.)

Variants and Related Words

Tắm (verb): to bathe, to shower (often refers specifically to washing the whole body).
- Tôi tắm hai lần một ngày. (I shower twice a day.)
Rửa (verb): to wash (often refers to washing specific parts like hands, face, or objects).
- Hãy rửa tay trước khi ăn. (Please wash your hands before eating.)
Tắm gội (verb): to bathe and wash hair (a compound combining bathing and hair washing).
- Cô ấy tắm gội mất nửa tiếng. (She took half an hour to bathe and wash her hair.)

Synonyms

Related Phrases (Collocations)

Tắm rửa thay quần áo: to bathe and change clothes.
- Sau chuyến đi dài, việc đầu tiên tôi làm là tắm rửa thay quần áo. (After the long trip, the first thing I did was bathe and change clothes.)
Tắm rửa gội đầu: to bathe and wash one's head/hair.
- Buổi sáng anh ấy thường tắm rửa gội đầu rất nhanh. (In the morning, he usually bathes and washes his hair very quickly.)

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