便后洗手

便後洗手

biànhòuxǐshǒu

phrase

Meanings

1 wash your hands after using the toilet
2 (public-hygiene slogan) hand-washing after toilet use

Characters

to relieve oneself / convenient

Examples

便后洗手，人人有责。

Biànhòu xǐshǒu, rénrén yǒu zé.

Washing your hands after using the toilet is everyone's responsibility.

墙上贴着便后洗手的提示。

Qiáng shàng tiē zhe biànhòu xǐshǒu de tíshì.

There's a reminder to wash hands after using the toilet posted on the wall.

Tips

culture

便后洗手 is the canonical four-character slogan on public-bathroom posters across China, especially since the post-2003 SARS and post-2020 COVID hygiene campaigns. 便 here = 大便/小便 (defecation/urination). The pithy four-char format mirrors official public-service posters like 请勿吸烟 (no smoking).

Stroke Order

便 biàn

后 hòu

洗 xǐ

手 shǒu