<p>@Virgil Ming: neither is a dishwasher!!</p>
<p>'change the laundry' is somewhat idiomatic!</p>
<p>Stick the wet washing in the dryer please.<br />
请吧洗好的衣服放进烘干机。</p>

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Pedroski
<p>There really isn’t such a dedicated concise phrase. Dryer hasn’t been a thing in common household of China.</p>

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Virgil Ming
<p>&quot;change the laundry&quot; isn't proper English either. You probably mean &quot;put the laundry in the dryer&quot;.</p>

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guest101
<p>把衣服从洗衣机拿出来放在干衣<strong>机</strong>里 or 把衣服拿出来烘干 or 把衣服烘干 is the correct answer.</p>
<p>烘 means heat up objects with hot/warm air</p>
<pre><code>我觉得国内绝大多数家庭里都不用干衣机吧，通常都是晾干或者晒干，
至少我家是不用干衣机的（虽然有洗干一体机）
所以没有对应 change the laundry 的说法好像也很正常。
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imkzh
<p>I use the phrase &quot;change the laundry&quot; to mean &quot;move the laundry from the washing machine to the dryer.&quot; I would like to know how to say this in Chinese.</p>
<p>I checked Pleco, and found 晒衫, but that means to hang clothes up to dry, which is a little different.</p>
<p>I checked Google translate, and got 换衣服, but I assume that would be understood as &quot;change one's clothes&quot;.</p>
<p>And of course, I could always say something like, 把衣服从洗衣机拿出来放在干衣里, but I'd like to know if there is something more concise.</p>

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I'm not a native speaker but a quick search suggests that the English phrase is ... idiosyncratic ;-).
Peter - Reinstate Monica
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That's funny. I am a native speaker and my family has been saying that my whole life. Then again, my family is fairly idiosyncratic in general :)
T Hummus
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My wife's family says it too, so maybe it's a regional phrase
T Hummus
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Interesting! Perhaps you can find some information about that?
Peter - Reinstate Monica
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Perhaps someone can go to Stack Exchange English language site and ask if "change the laundry" is indeed a common, acceptable usage or idiosyncratic. Just a thought.
monalisa
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How would I say "change the laundry"?
# How would I say "change the laundry"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-10-26)

I use the phrase "change the laundry" to mean "move the laundry from the washing machine to the dryer." I would like to know how to say this in Chinese.

I checked Pleco, and found 晒衫, but that means to hang clothes up to dry, which is a little different.

I checked Google translate, and got 换衣服, but I assume that would be understood as "change one's clothes".

And of course, I could always say something like, 把衣服从洗衣机拿出来放在干衣里, but I'd like to know if there is something more concise.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I'm not a native speaker but a quick search suggests that the English phrase is ... idiosyncratic ;-).  
> **username_0**: That's funny. I am a native speaker and my family has been saying that my whole life. Then again, my family is fairly idiosyncratic in general :)  
> **username_0**: My wife's family says it too, so maybe it's a regional phrase  
> **username_1**: Interesting! Perhaps you can find some information about that?  
> **username_2**: Perhaps someone can go to Stack Exchange English language site and ask if "change the laundry" is indeed a common, acceptable usage or idiosyncratic. Just a thought.  

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_6 on 2021-10-26. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

把衣服从洗衣机拿出来放在干衣机里 or 把衣服拿出来烘干 or 把衣服烘干 is the correct answer.
烘 means heat up objects with hot/warm air
我觉得国内绝大多数家庭里都不用干衣机吧，通常都是晾干或者晒干，
至少我家是不用干衣机的（虽然有洗干一体机）
所以没有对应 change the laundry 的说法好像也很正常。


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### Answer by username_3 on 2021-10-26. Score: 3

@username_4: neither is a dishwasher!!

'change the laundry' is somewhat idiomatic!

Stick the wet washing in the dryer please.  
请吧洗好的衣服放进烘干机。


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### Answer by username_4 on 2021-10-26. Score: 1

There really isn’t such a dedicated concise phrase. Dryer hasn’t been a thing in common household of China.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2021-10-26. Score: 1

"change the laundry" isn't proper English either. You probably mean "put the laundry in the dryer".


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