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淋浴

lín yù · lin yu

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Meaning

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  1. to take a shower
  2. shower
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  1. Leon

    请问(qǐngwèn)，门(mén)上(shàng)写(xiě)的(de)是(shì)什么(shénme)字(zì)？

    Excuse me, what are the words on the door?

  2. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)两个(liǎnggè)字(zì)是(shì)淋浴(línyù)，就是(jiùshì)洗澡(xǐzǎo)的(de)地方(dìfang)。

    These two characters are shower, a place to wash up.

  3. Leon

    淋浴(línyù)？我(wǒ)以为(yǐwéi)是(shì)淋雨(línyǔ)的(de)意思(yìsi)。

    Shower? I thought it meant getting rained on.

  4. Liangliang

    差不多(chàbuduō)，水(shuǐ)从(cóng)上面(shàngmiàn)淋下来(línxiàlai)，就是(jiùshì)淋浴(línyù)。

    Pretty much. Water pours down from above, that is a shower.

  5. Leon

    太好了(tàihǎole)，我(wǒ)正(zhèng)想(xiǎng)淋浴(línyù)！

    Great, I wanted a shower!

  6. Dengdeng

    不过(bùguò)你(nǐ)先(xiān)看清楚(kànqīngchǔ)，这(zhè)是(shì)女(nǚ)淋浴间(línyùjiān)。

    But look carefully first. This is the women's shower room.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)要(yào)一(yì)间(jiān)有(yǒu)淋(lín)浴(yù)的(de)单(dān)人(rén)间(jiān)。

I'd like a single with a shower, please.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

有(yǒu)带(dài)马(mǎ)桶(tǒng)和(hé)淋(lín)浴(yù)的(de)房(fáng)间(jiān)吗(ma)？

Do you have any rooms with a shower and toilet?

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

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