洗手间
xǐ shǒu jiānㄒㄧˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄢ
Traditional: 洗手間
HSK 3HSK 3.0 · 2TOCFL 1
洗手间 (xǐ shǒu jiān) means toilet; lavatory; washroom.
Meaning(noun)
toilet; lavatory; washroom
洗手间 is politer than 厕所.
Examples
请问洗手间在哪儿？
qǐng wèn xǐ shǒu jiān zài nǎ ér?
Excuse me, where's the restroom?
我去一下洗手间。
wǒ qù yí xià xǐ shǒu jiān.
I'm just going to the restroom.
洗手间在二楼左边。
xǐ shǒu jiān zài èr lóu zuǒ biān.
The restroom is on the second floor, on the left.
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Stroke order
9 strokes
to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs); to shuffle (cards etc); to erase (a recording)
4 strokes
hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill
7 strokes
between; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; classifier for rooms