上厕所

上廁所

shàngcèsuǒ

verb

Meanings

1 to go to the toilet
2 to go to the bathroom

Characters

Examples

我要上厕所，你帮我看着包。

Wǒ yào shàng cèsuǒ, nǐ bāng wǒ kàn zhe bāo.

I need to use the toilet — watch my bag for me.

他一紧张就想上厕所。

Tā yī jǐnzhāng jiù xiǎng shàng cèsuǒ.

Whenever he gets nervous he wants to go to the bathroom.

Tips

usage

上厕所 is the most direct, everyday phrasing for needing the toilet. Using 上 ('go up to') with places like 厕所/洗手间 is fossilized — you don't say 去厕所 wrong, but native speakers overwhelmingly prefer 上. For polite register: 上洗手间. For extra-polite/evasive: 方便一下.

Stroke Order

上 shàng

厕 cè

所 suǒ