Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
洗手间
xǐshǒujiān
Description
洗手间就是我们上厕所、洗手的地方。
A 洗手间 is the place where we go to the toilet and wash our hands.
在饭店或者商场里，我们常常问洗手间在哪里。
In restaurants or shopping malls, we often ask where the 洗手间 is.
Meanings
洗手间xǐshǒujiān
toilet; restroom; bathroom
请问，洗手间在哪里？
Excuse me, where is the restroom?
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Notes
- Etymology
洗手 (wash hands) + 间 (room), a polite word for toilet.
- Nuance
More polite than 厕所; common on signs and in public places.
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