马桶

馬桶

mǎtǒng

noun HSK 7 #4,776

Measure Word

一个马桶 gè

Meanings

1 toilet
2 toilet bowl

Characters

Examples

马桶堵了。

Mǎtǒng dǔle.

The toilet is clogged.

请记得冲马桶。

Qǐng jìdé chōng mǎtǒng.

Please remember to flush the toilet.

我们需要换一个新马桶。

Wǒmen xūyào huàn yī gè xīn mǎtǒng.

We need to replace the toilet with a new one.

Tips

history

马桶 literally means 'horse bucket'. The name comes from ancient chamber pots that were shaped like a bucket and sometimes had a horse-saddle-like seat.

Stroke Order

马 mǎ

桶 tǒng