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厕所

cè suǒ · ce suo

Traditional 廁所

HSK 6Old HSK 5Measure words: 间 jiān, 处 chù

Meaning

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  1. toilet; lavatory
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Where is the toilet?

  1. Leon

    请问(qǐngwèn)，厕所(cèsuǒ)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Excuse me, where is the toilet?

  2. Dengdeng

    往前走(wǎngqiánzǒu)，看到(kàndào)红色的(hóngsède)门(mén)，就是(jiùshì)厕所(cèsuǒ)。

    Go straight ahead. When you see a red door, that is the toilet.

  3. Leon

    有(yǒu)两扇(liǎngshān)红色(hóngsè)的(de)门(mén)。

    There are two red doors.

  4. Dengdeng

    左边(zuǒbian)是(shì)男(nán)厕所(cèsuǒ)，右边(yòubian)是(shì)女(nǚ)厕所(cèsuǒ)。你(nǐ)认识(rènshi)这两个字(zhèliǎnggèzì)吗(ma)？

    The left is the men's toilet, the right is the women's. Do you know these two characters?

  5. Leon

    我(wǒ)认识(rènshi)男(nán)，我(wǒ)去(qù)左边(zuǒbian)，谢谢(xièxie)！

    I know 男. I will go left. Thank you!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

萨(sà)米(mǐ)和(hé)另(lìng)外(wài)三(sān)个(gè)室(shì)友(yǒu)共(gòng)用(yòng)一(yí)个(gè)厕(cè)所(suǒ)。

Sami shared the toilet with three other roommates.

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

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)在(zài)需(xū)要(yào)上(shàng)厕(cè)所(suǒ)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)会(huì)梦(mèng)见(jiàn)厕(cè)所(suǒ)。

Tom dreams of the toilet when he has to go to the bathroom.

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

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