Writing
卫生间 (wèishēngjiān) — how to say "bathroom" in Chinese
卫生间
Bathroom, toilet
noun
Character composition
卫
to guard, hygiene
生
life, to be born
间
room, interval
Radicals / Keys
生
Life
#100 · shēng · 5 strokes
卩
Seal (device)
#26 · jié · 2 strokes
門
Gate
#169 · mén · 8 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
公共卫生间
gōnggòng wèishēngjiān
public restroom
去卫生间
qù wèishēngjiān
go to the bathroom
Examples
这间公寓有一个很大的客厅和两个干净的卫生间。
This apartment has a large living room and two clean bathrooms.
去卫生间。
Go to the bathroom.
Mnemonic
[wèishēngjiān-] Wei the little hedgehog cared a lot about cleanliness. He built a separate little room in his burrow where he washed his paws and cleaned his spines. His friends asked, "What is this room?" Wei proudly answered, "This is my 卫生间 — the bathroom and toilet, always kept clean!" 🦔🧼
Frequently asked questions
How to say bathroom in Mandarin Chinese?
"bathroom" in Chinese is 卫生间 (wèishēngjiān).
卫生间 meaning in English
卫生间 (wèishēngjiān) means "Bathroom, toilet".
Bathroom in Chinese pinyin
It is pronounced wèishēngjiān (written as weishengjian). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "bathroom" in Chinese characters?
It is written 卫生间: 卫 has 3 strokes, 生 has 5 strokes, 间 has 7 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 卫生间?
卫生间 belongs to the HSK 4 vocabulary list.
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