手纸 (shǒuzhǐ): toilet paper

Measure Word

一卷手纸 juǎn

Literally 'hand paper' — paper you use with your hands (in the bathroom).

手纸用完了，去买一些吧。

Shǒuzhǐ yòng wánle, qù mǎi yìxiē ba.

The toilet paper is all used up, go buy some.

厕所里没有手纸了。

Cèsuǒ lǐ méiyǒu shǒuzhǐ le.

There is no toilet paper in the bathroom.

mistakes

In Japanese, 手紙 (tegami) means 'letter' — a famous false friend between the two languages. In Chinese it strictly means toilet paper.

手 shǒu

纸 zhǐ