洗手间 xǐshǒujiān toilet
toilet; lavatory; washroom
怎么记住“洗手间”: 洗 wash + 手 hand + 间 room = toilet.
汉字
用法
- Restroom / washroom - 洗手间在哪儿? (xǐshǒujiān zài nǎr) where's the restroom?
- The polite, public-facing word; 厕所 (cèsuǒ, toilet) is plainer and blunter, more for a physical toilet.
- Literally 'hand-washing room', a euphemism much like English 'washroom'.
例句
- 洗手间在哪里? Xǐshǒujiān zài nǎlǐ?Where is the bathroom?
- 我去下洗手间。 Wǒ qù xià xǐshǒujiān.I'm going to the bathroom.
- 我去一下洗手间。 Wǒ qù yíxià xǐshǒujiān.I'm going to the washroom.