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Toilet in Chinese

toilet · HSK 2

洗手间 xǐ shǒu jiān

  1. 洗 xǐ to wash
  2. 手 shǒu hand
  3. 间 jiān between

Counted with 间: 一间洗手间 yì jiān xǐshǒujiān

请问洗手间在哪里？ Excuse me, where is the restroom?

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How do you say toilet in Chinese?

Toilet in Chinese is 洗手间 (xǐ shǒu jiān). You can also say 厕所 (cè suǒ).

Which word should I use?

Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.

Where do these words come from?

The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.

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