去洗手间

去洗手間

qùxǐshǒujiān

verb

Meanings

1 to go to the restroom
2 to head to the washroom

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

我得去洗手间，你在这儿等我一下。

Wǒ děi qù xǐshǒujiān, nǐ zài zhèr děng wǒ yíxià.

I need to go to the restroom; wait here for me a moment.

HSK 3

你带孩子去洗手间吧。

Nǐ dài háizi qùxǐshǒujiān ba.

Take the kid to the restroom.

Tips

usage

去洗手间 is the directional counterpart to 上洗手间 - both polite. In practice they're swappable; 上洗手间 edges slightly more polite/euphemistic, 去洗手间 slightly more neutral-directional. Pair either with 一下 to sound natural: 去一下洗手间.

Stroke Order

去 qù

洗 xǐ

手 shǒu

间 jiān