厕所 cèsuǒ bathroom
bathroom; toilet; lavatory
How to remember 厕所: 厕 toilet + 所 place = bathroom.
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How it is used
- The plain, physical word for toilet/restroom - 厕所在哪儿? (cèsuǒ zài nǎr) where's the toilet?
- Blunter than 洗手间 (xǐshǒujiān) or 卫生间 (wèishēngjiān), which are the polite words you'd use in a restaurant or someone's home.
- 公共厕所 (gōnggòng cèsuǒ) = public toilet; the term itself is neutral but slightly less genteel than the 手间 forms.
Example sentences
- 这是男厕所。 Zhè shì nán cèsuǒ.This is the men's toilet.
- 我要上厕所。 Wǒyào shàng cèsuǒ.I have to go to the toilet.
- 男厕所在二楼。 Náncèsuǒ zài èrlóu.The men's room is on the second floor.