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卫生间

卫生间 wèishēngjiān

卫生间 wèishēngjiān Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 卫生间 wèishēngjiān .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wèishēngjiān | wei4 sheng1 jian1
English translation
bathroom
toilet
WC
CL: jiān
> jiān [jiān]

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About 卫生间 wèishēngjiān

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Traditional form

衛生間

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Come for Peace. Stay for Wisdom.

Etymology of 卫生间 wèishēngjiān

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 卫生间 wèishēngjiān .

Wèi

Explanation

Simplified from the cursive form of the traditional character wèi . Depicts feet ( zhǐ ) walking around, patrolling a street intersection ( háng ).

Positional decomposition

乛一

Number of Strokes

3
shēng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a sprout emerging from the ground.

Positional decomposition

一土

Number of Strokes

5
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 卫生间 wèishēngjiān

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卫生间 wèishēngjiān 里装 le 两个抽水马桶 chōu shuǐ mǎ tǒng 两个淋浴器两个洗脸盆 xǐ liǎn pén

The bathroom is furnished with 2 toilets, 2 showers, and 2 sinks.

西尔维娅卫生间 wèishēngjiān le 一条毛巾 máojīn

Sylvia fetched a towel from the bathroom.

wèn 是否 shìfǒu 可以 kěyǐ yòng de 卫生间 wèishēngjiān

He asked whether he could use my bathroom.

这里 zhè lǐ yǒu 76 jiān 陈设 chén shè 各异 gè yì de 卧室 wòshì dōu 配有独立 dúlì 卫生间 wèishēngjiān

There are 76 individually furnished bedrooms, all with private bathrooms.

卫生间 wèishēngjiān Decomposition

See the 4 Chinese characters that make up 卫生间 wèishēngjiān and their own compounds.

卫生间 wèishēngjiān Compounds

See all 60 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 卫生间 wèishēngjiān in their composition.

  • Wèi
    • 生间
      • xīng
        • xǐng , xīng , xīng , xīng , děng , qíng , , , , , , ,
      • Lóng
        • 窿 lóng , lóng , , , ,
      • chǎn
      • xìng , shèng , xìng , shēng , shēng , shēng , jīng , , xīng , shēng , shēn , chǎn , shěng , shēng , , , , , , , , , , ruí , , , , , ,
    • jiān
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    Come for Knowledge. Stay for Wisdom.

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