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厕所 cèsuǒ

厕所 cèsuǒ Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 6 English Translations of the word 厕所 cèsuǒ .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
cèsuǒ | ce4 suo3
English translation
toilet
lavatory
CL: jiān
> jiān [jiān], chù
> chǔ [chù]

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Traditional form

廁所

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 厕所 cèsuǒ

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. hǎn represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

hǎn

Positional decomposition

厂则

Number of Strokes

8
suǒ

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. jīn represents the meaning and represents the sound. The contribution of jīn (axe) to the meaning is unclear.

Positional decomposition

户斤

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 厕所 cèsuǒ

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可以 kěyǐ yòng yòng 你们 nǐ men de 厕所 cèsuǒ --实在 shízài biē 不住 bù zhù le .

May I use your lavatory I'm bursting ! ie I need to urinate urgently.

zǒu jìn 厕所 cèsuǒ , wǎng 脸上 le xiē Shuǐ .

She went to the ladies and threw some water on her face.

zài jìng Guó 厕所 cèsuǒ 你们 nǐ men 是否 shìfǒu 看见 kànjiàn le 东条英机 Dōng tiáo Yīng jī ?

Yasukuni in the toilet if you see Hideki Tojo?

wèn 是否 shìfǒu 可以 kěyǐ shǎng 厕所 cèsuǒ

I asked if I could go to the loo.

流动 liú dòng 厕所 cèsuǒ qián 总排 zhāo 20码长 de 队伍 duìwǔ

There was a permanent 20-yard queue for the portable toilets.

厕所 cèsuǒ Decomposition

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厕所 cèsuǒ Compounds

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