上厕所

上廁所
shàngcèsuǒ
verb

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 1
Wǒ yào shàngcèsuǒ, nǐ bāng wǒ kàn zhe bāo.
I need to use the toilet - watch my bag for me.
HSK 3
Tā yī jǐnzhāng jiù xiǎng shàngcèsuǒ.
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 ('go up to') with places like 厕所 / 洗手间 is fossilized: native speakers overwhelmingly prefer . For polite register: 上洗手间. For extra-polite/evasive: 方便一下.

Stroke Order

shàng
suǒ