坐便器 (zuòbiànqì): sit-down toilet

Measure Word

一个坐便器 gè

Meanings

1 sit-down toilet
2 pedestal toilet
3 Western-style toilet

Characters

convenience (toilet use)

器

qì

device / ware

Examples

HSK 7-9

新装修的卫生间换成了坐便器。

Xīnzhuāngxiū de wèishēngjiān huànchéng le zuòbiànqì.

The newly renovated bathroom was switched to a sit-down toilet.

HSK 7-9

老人家用坐便器更方便。

Lǎorénjiā yòng zuòbiànqì gèng fāngbiàn.

A sit-down toilet is more convenient for elderly people.

Tips

usage

Contrast with 蹲便器 (dūnbiànqì, squat toilet), still common in public restrooms in China. In homes and hotels, 坐便器 is now standard.

Stroke Order

坐 zuò

便 biàn

器 qì

Related Words

蹲便器 dūnbiànqì

squat toilet / squatting pan

坐下 zuòxia HSK 1 #1,080

to sit down

坐看云起时 zuò kàn yún qǐ shí

to sit and watch the clouds rise / serene acceptance of whatever life brings / lit. sit and watch the time when clouds rise up

坐 zuò HSK 1 #261

to sit / to take (a bus, train, plane)

正襟危坐 zhèngjīn-wēizuò

to sit up straight and proper / to sit bolt upright in a formal manner / to adopt a serious, respectful posture

坐标 zuòbiāo #6,110

coordinate / coordinates

请坐 qǐngzuò HSK 1

please sit down

端坐 duānzuò #29,430

to sit upright / to sit properly / to sit with dignity

坐坐 zuòzuo #7,726

to sit for a while; to stay for a bit / to hang out briefly; to visit casually

坐而论道 zuò'ér-lùndào

to sit and pontificate on the Way / to talk theory without action; armchair philosophizing