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洗手间

xǐ shǒu jiān · xi shou jian

Traditional 洗手間

HSK 1Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. toilet
  2. lavatory
  3. washroom
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Which floor is the restroom

  1. Leon

    请问(qǐngwèn)，洗手间(xǐshǒujiān)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Excuse me, where is the restroom?

  2. Dengdeng

    在(zài)二楼(èrlóu)，左边(zuǒbian)。

    On the second floor, on the left.

  3. Leon

    我(wǒ)去(qù)了(le)，二楼(èrlóu)只有(zhǐyǒu)办公室(bàngōngshì)，没有(méiyǒu)洗手间(xǐshǒujiān)。

    I went. The second floor only has offices, no restroom.

  4. Dengdeng

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，我(wǒ)说(shuō)错(cuò)了(le)，洗手间(xǐshǒujiān)在(zài)一楼(yīlóu)。

    Sorry, I said it wrong. The restroom is on the first floor.

  5. Liangliang

    他(tā)白跑(báipǎo)了(le)一趟(yītàng)！

    He made a trip for nothing!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

洗(xǐ)手(shǒu)间(jiān)的(de)灯(dēng)坏(huài)掉(diào)了(le)。

The lights in the bathroom aren't working.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)问(wèn)洗(xǐ)手(shǒu)间(jiān)在(zài)哪(nǎ)儿(r)？

Excuse me, where is the washroom?

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洗
xǐ

to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs)

手
shǒu

hand; (formal) to hold

间
jiān

between; among

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