梳洗 (shū xǐ) is a compound verb meaning 'to wash and groom oneself' — typically referring to morning or evening personal hygiene routines like washing the face, brushing teeth, combing hair, and sometimes bathing. The first character 梳 (shū) means 'to comb (hair)', and the second 洗 (xǐ) means 'to wash'; together they form a concise, idiomatic expression for the holistic act of cleansing and tidying one’s appearance.

This word is commonly used in daily conversation and written Chinese to describe a habitual, self-directed grooming activity — often part of waking up, preparing for bed, or getting ready for an important event. It carries a neutral-to-formal register and is more common in spoken Mandarin than in highly colloquial speech (where people might say 刷牙洗脸 instead). 梳洗 is rarely used as a noun; it functions almost exclusively as a verb and usually appears with time or aspect markers like 了, 过, or 要.