卫生间
wèi shēng jiān
Pinyin

Definition

卫生间
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wèi shēng jiān
  1. bathroom
  2. toilet
  3. WC
  4. CL:間|间[jiān]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人生
rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
先生
Xiān sheng
  1. 1 Mister (Mr.)
女生
nu:3 shēng
  1. 1 schoolgirl
  2. 2 female student
  3. 3 girl
学生
xué sheng
  1. 1 student
  2. 2 schoolchild
生
shēng
  1. 1 to be born
  2. 2 to give birth
  3. 3 life
  4. 4 to grow
  5. 5 raw
  6. 6 uncooked
  7. 7 student
生命
shēng mìng
  1. 1 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
  2. 2 living being
  3. 3 creature
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],條|条[tiáo]
生日
shēng rì
  1. 1 birthday
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
生活
shēng huó
  1. 1 life
  2. 2 activity
  3. 3 to live
  4. 4 livelihood
发生
fā shēng
  1. 1 to happen
  2. 2 to occur
  3. 3 to take place
  4. 4 to break out
一生
yī shēng
  1. 1 all one's life
  2. 2 throughout one's life
一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
  1. 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
三生有幸
sān shēng yǒu xìng
  1. 1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
  2. 2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
今生
jīn shēng
  1. 1 this life
来生
lái shēng
  1. 1 next life
再生
zài shēng
  1. 1 to be reborn
  2. 2 to regenerate
  3. 3 to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person)
  4. 4 recycling
  5. 5 regeneration
出生
chū shēng
  1. 1 to be born
大学生
dà xué shēng
  1. 1 university student
  2. 2 college student
天生
tiān shēng
  1. 1 nature
  2. 2 disposition
  3. 3 innate
  4. 4 natural
学生会
xué sheng huì
  1. 1 student union
学生证
xué sheng zhèng
  1. 1 student identity card

Idioms (20)

一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
  1. 1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
  1. 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
七窍生烟
qī qiào shēng yān
  1. 1 lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to seethe with anger
三生有幸
sān shēng yǒu xìng
  1. 1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
  2. 2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
九死一生
jiǔ sǐ yī shēng
  1. 1 nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
  2. 2 new lease of life
了无生趣
liǎo wú shēng qù
  1. 1 to lose all interest in life (idiom)
人生一世，草木一春
rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn
  1. 1 Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
人生何处不相逢
rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng
  1. 1 it's a small world (idiom)
人生如梦
rén shēng rú mèng
  1. 1 life is but a dream (idiom)
人生如朝露
rén shēng rú zhāo lù
  1. 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生朝露
rén shēng zhāo lù
  1. 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生盛衰
rén shēng shèng shuāi
  1. 1 life has its ups and downs (idiom)
再生父母
zài shēng fù mǔ
  1. 1 like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor
出生入死
chū shēng rù sǐ
  1. 1 from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water
  2. 2 brave
  3. 3 willing to risk life and limb
刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后
dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu
  1. 1 a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
初生之犊不畏虎
chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ
  1. 1 lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the fearlessness of youth
初生牛犊不怕虎
chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ
  1. 1 lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the young are fearless
别开生面
bié kāi shēng miàn
  1. 1 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
  2. 2 to break fresh ground
劫后余生
jié hòu yú shēng
  1. 1 after the calamity, renewed life (idiom); new lease of life
厚死薄生
hòu sǐ bó shēng
  1. 1 lit. to praise the dead and revile the living
  2. 2 fig. to live in the past (idiom)

Sample Sentences

这间是厨房，旁边是卫生间。这间是客厅，客厅后面是卧室。你觉得这房子怎么样？
zhè jiān shì chúfáng ，pángbiān shì wèishēngjiān 。zhè jiān shì kètīng ，kètīng hòumian shì wòshì 。nǐ juéde zhè fángzi zěnmeyàng ？
This is the kitchen. Next to it is the toilet. This is the living room and the bedroom is behind it. How do you feel about the house?
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还可以。不过卫生间小了一点，客厅暗了一点。
hái kěyǐ 。bùguò wèishēngjiān xiǎo le yīdiǎn ，kètīng àn le yīdiǎn 。
It's OK. I think the toilet is a little bit small and the living room is a little bit dark.
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卫生间没纸了，要去买一些。
wèishēngjiān méi zhǐ le ，yào qù mǎi yīxiē 。
We don't have toilet paper in the bathroom anymore, we need to go get some.
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不过这不是一套公寓，只是一间房间哦。厨房卫生间要共用的。
bùguò zhè bùshì yī tào gōngyù ，zhǐshì yī jiān fángjiān ò 。chúfáng wèishēngjiān yào gòngyòng de 。
However, this isn't an apartment, it's just a room. You have to share the kitchen and the bathroom with others.
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卫生间，比较含蓄。
wèishēngjiān ，bǐjiào hánxù 。
“Wèishēngjiān” [restroom] is more polite.
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先别急。卫生间和厨房的窗户有没有打开的？
xiān bié jí 。wèishēngjiān hé chúfáng de chuānghu yǒumeiyǒu dǎkāi de ？
First, don't be worried. Is there an open window in the bathroom or the kitchen?
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嗯。卫生间在哪里？
ng4 。wèishēngjiān zài nǎlǐ ？
OK. Where’s the bathroom?
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你不懂，我们卫生间正对着大门，这很不好的。我想做个架子养些发财鱼，一来可以化解一下，二来可以讨个口彩。
nǐ bù dǒng ，wǒmen wèishēngjiān zhèng duì zhe dàmén ，zhè hěn bù hǎo de 。wǒ xiǎng zuò ge jiàzi yǎng xiē fācáiyú ，yī lái kěyǐ huàjiě yīxià ，èr lái kěyǐ tǎo ge kǒucǎi 。
You don't understand. Our bathroom is directly opposite the main door. That's not a good thing. I think we should put in a shelf and raise some lucky fish. First of all, it will ease up the feng shui, and second of all, they'll make the place more auspicious.
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那卫生间你们打算用连体马桶还是分体的？
nà wèishēngjiān nǐmen dǎsuàn yòng liántǐ mǎtǒng háishi fēntǐ de ？
In the bathroom, are you planning on using a connected toilet, or a separated one?
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还有，卫生间的水龙头关不上了。
háiyǒu ，wèishēngjiān de shuǐlóngtou guānbushàng le 。
Also, the faucet in the bathroom won't shut off all the way.
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