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

Meanings

1. 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.

Similar words

Words containing 洗

• 洗xǐ (third tone, dipping)to wash
• 洗澡xǐzǎo (third tone, dipping)to have a bath, to take a shower
• 清洗qīng (first tone, high and level) xǐ (third tone, dipping)to wash
• 洗衣机/洗衣機xǐ (third tone, dipping) yī (first tone, high and level) jī (first tone, high and level)washer
• 冲洗/沖洗chōng (first tone, high and level) xǐ (third tone, dipping)to rinse
• 洗礼/洗禮xǐ (third tone, dipping) lǐ (third tone, dipping)baptism (lit. or fig.)
• 洗衣粉xǐ (third tone, dipping) yī (first tone, high and level) fěn (third tone, dipping)laundry detergent
• 洗涤剂/洗滌劑xǐ (third tone, dipping) dí (second tone, rising) jì (fourth tone, falling)cleaning agent

Words containing 手

• 手shǒu (third tone, dipping)hand
• 选手/選手xuǎn (third tone, dipping) shǒu (third tone, dipping)athlete
• 手术/手術shǒu (third tone, dipping) shù (fourth tone, falling)(surgical) operation
• 手机/手機shǒujī (third tone, dipping)mobile phone
• 对手/對手duì (fourth tone, falling) shǒu (third tone, dipping)opponent
• 手里/手裡shǒu (third tone, dipping) lǐ (third tone, dipping)in hand
• 手段shǒu (third tone, dipping) duàn (fourth tone, falling)method
• 分手fēn (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)to split up
• 手表/手錶shǒubiǎo (third tone, dipping)wristwatch
• 歌手gē (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)singer
• 手指shǒu (third tone, dipping) zhǐ (third tone, dipping)finger
• 动手/動手dòng (fourth tone, falling) shǒu (third tone, dipping)to set about (a task)
• 双手/雙手shuāng (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)both hands
• 杀手/殺手shā (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)killer
• 高手gāo (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)expert
• 放手fàng (fourth tone, falling) shǒu (third tone, dipping)to let go one's hold
• 手法shǒu (third tone, dipping) fǎ (third tone, dipping)technique