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洗手间洗手間 xǐshǒujiān — toilet, washroom, restroom

xǐshǒujiān (third tone, dipping)xi3shou3jian1

Traditional: 洗手間

toilet, washroom, restroom

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Meanings

  1. toilet, washroom, restroom

    The polite public word for a toilet, literally the "hand-washing room". Asking for it is 洗手间在哪儿？

    noun

Character breakdown

  • 洗
    xǐ (third tone, dipping)

    to wash, to bathe; to rinse away; to develop (photographs)

    9 strokes⿰氵先Radical 水
  • 手
    shǒu (third tone, dipping)

    hand; a person good at something (歌手 a singer, 选手 a contestant)

    4 strokesRadical 手

Example sentences

  • 请问，洗手间在哪儿？請問，洗手間在哪兒？Qǐngwèn, (third tone, dipping) xǐshǒujiān (third tone, dipping) zài (fourth tone, falling) nǎr? (third tone, dipping)···

    Excuse me, where is the toilet?

  • 洗手间就在楼下，很好找。洗手間就在樓下，很好找。Xǐshǒujiān (third tone, dipping) jiù (fourth tone, falling) zài (fourth tone, falling) lóuxià, (second tone, rising) hěn (third tone, dipping) hǎo (third tone, dipping) zhǎo. (third tone, dipping)···

    The toilet is just downstairs — easy to find.

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