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洗白

xǐ báidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to make sth clean and white / (fig.) to whitewash / to launder money
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

洗白 洗白 [xi3 bai2] /to make sth clean and white/(fig.) to whitewash/to launder money/

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  • 洗
    xǐ

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

    xiǎn

    used in 洗馬|洗马[xiǎn mǎ]

  • 白
    bái

    white / in vain / free of charge / (bound form) (of facts, the truth, a situation) clear; evident (e.g. 真相大白[zhēn xiàng dà bái]) / (bound form) plain; without additions (e.g. 白飯|白饭[bái fàn]) / (bound form) to explain; to state (e.g. 辯白|辩白[biàn bái]) / (bound form) to give a disdainful look (e.g. 白了他一眼[bái le tā yī yǎn]) / (bound form) vernacular (e.g. 白話|白话[bái huà]) / (bound form) spoken lines in opera (e.g. 念白[niàn bái]) / (bound form) reactionary; anti-communist (e.g. 白區|白区[bái qū])

    Bái

    surname Bai / Bai ethnic group

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.