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卫生间

wèi shēng jiān · wei sheng jian

Traditional 衛生間

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure word: 间 jiān

Meaning

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  1. bathroom
  2. toilet
  3. WC
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In a conversation

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Which door is mine?

  1. Leon

    请问(qǐngwèn)，卫生间(wèishēngjiān)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Excuse me, where's the bathroom?

  2. Dengdeng

    往(wǎng)前(qián)走(zǒu)，在(zài)楼梯(lóutī)旁边(pángbiān)。

    Go straight ahead. It's next to the stairs.

  3. Leon

    谢谢(xièxie)！……灯灯(dēngdēng)，卫生间(wèishēngjiān)有(yǒu)两(liǎng)个(gè)门(mén)。

    Thanks! …Dengdeng, the bathroom has two doors.

  4. Dengdeng

    一个(yígè)“男(nán)”，一个(yígè)“女(nǚ)”。你(nǐ)去(qù)“男(nán)”。

    One says 男 (men), one says 女 (women). You go to 男.

  5. Leon

    我(wǒ)知道(zhīdào)！可是(kěshì)哪个(nǎge)字(zì)是(shì)“男(nán)”？

    I know! But which character is 男?

  6. Dengdeng

    上面(shàngmiàn)有(yǒu)“田(tián)”的(de)那个(nàge)。

    The one with 田 on top.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

服(fú)务(wù)站(zhàn)的(de)卫(wèi)生(shēng)间(jiān)大(dà)多(duō)很(hěn)脏(zāng)。

The toilets at motorway service stations are often very dirty.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)现(xiàn)在(zài)在(zài)卫(wèi)生(shēng)间(jiān)。

Tom is in the bathroom now.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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The characters

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卫
wèi

to guard; to protect

生
shēng

to be born; to give birth

间
jiān

between; among

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