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洗手间

洗手间 xǐshǒujiān

洗手间 xǐshǒujiān Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 洗手间 xǐshǒujiān .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xǐshǒujiān | xi3 shou3 jian1
English translation
toilet
lavatory
washroom

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About 洗手间 xǐshǒujiān

Read some general information about the Chinese word 洗手间 xǐshǒujiān .

Traditional form

洗手間

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 洗手间 xǐshǒujiān

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and xiān represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

xiān

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Positional decomposition

氵先

Number of Strokes

9
shǒu

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a hand with five fingers.

Positional decomposition

Number of Strokes

4
jiān

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of jiān . Depicts sunlight () shining through the gap in a door ( mén ).

Positional decomposition

门日

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 洗手间 xǐshǒujiān

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洗手间 xǐshǒujiān zài 走廊 zǒuláng 尽头 jìn tóu yòu zhuǎn de 地方 dìfāng .

The restroom is at the end of the hallway to the right.

抱歉 bàoqiàn 我要 tāng 洗手间 xǐshǒujiān

I'm afraid I have to answer a call of nature.

走进 zǒu jìn 洗手间 xǐshǒujiān 洗漱 xǐ shù

He headed to the bathroom to wash up.

yǒu shuí 知道 zhīdào 洗手间 xǐshǒujiān zài 哪里 nǎ lǐ

Does anybody know the way to the bathroom?

洗手间 xǐshǒujiān Decomposition

See the 5 Chinese characters that make up 洗手间 xǐshǒujiān and their own compounds.

洗手间 xǐshǒujiān Compounds

See all 54 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 洗手间 xǐshǒujiān in their composition.

  • 手间
      • , ,
      • ,
    • zhǎng
      • chēng , chēng , , ,
    • quán
    • pān
    • luán
    • qíng , Zhì , luán , bāi , chè , , , qiè , bāi , zhì , , qiān , , yán , jiū , , niè , , piē , lǎn , chǒu , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
  • jiān
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