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马桶

mǎ tǒng · ma tong

Traditional 馬桶

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. chamber pot
  2. wooden pan used as toilet
  3. toilet bowl
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Two buttons

  1. Leon

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，我(wǒ)不会(bùhuì)用(yòng)这里(zhèlǐ)的(de)马桶(mǎtǒng)，要(yào)按(àn)哪里(nǎlǐ)？

    Dengdeng, I don't know how to use the toilet here. Where do I press?

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，马桶(mǎtǒng)上面(shàngmiàn)有(yǒu)两个(liǎnggè)按钮(ànniǔ)。

    Look, the toilet has two buttons on top.

  3. Leon

    为什么(wèishénme)有(yǒu)两个(liǎnggè)？

    Why are there two?

  4. Dengdeng

    小(xiǎo)按钮(ànniǔ)用水(yòngshuǐ)少(shǎo)，大(dà)按钮(ànniǔ)用水(yòngshuǐ)多(duō)。

    The small button uses less water, the big one uses more.

  5. Leon

    太(tài)聪明(cōngming)了(le)！这个(zhège)马桶(mǎtǒng)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)家(jiā)的(de)还(hái)高级(gāojí)。

    So smart! This toilet is fancier than the one at my home.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

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.

02

我(wǒ)一(yì)般(bān)会(huì)在(zài)马(mǎ)桶(tǒng)上(shàng)看(kàn)书(shū)。

I usually read on the loo.

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

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