洗手间

洗手間

xǐshǒujiān

noun HSK 1 #2,497

Meanings

Literally 'hand-washing room' - a polite euphemism for the bathroom.

HSK 1

洗手间在哪里？

Xǐshǒujiān zài nǎlǐ?

Where is the restroom?

HSK 1

我去一下洗手间。

Wǒ qù yíxià xǐshǒujiān.

I'm going to the restroom.

HSK 4

洗手间在二楼，电梯旁边。

Xǐshǒujiān zài èr lóu, diàntī pángbiān.

The restroom is on the second floor, next to the elevator.

usage

Other ways to say 'restroom' in Chinese: 卫生间 ('sanitary room' - common in homes), 厕所 (more direct, like 'toilet').

洗 xǐ

手 shǒu

间 jiān