How to say “bathroom” in Chinese

浴室
yùshì

bathroom, shower room

noun · HSK 6 · topic “Home and daily life”

“Bathroom” in Chinese is 浴室, yù shì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

浴室 is read yù shì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

yù — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
shì — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

浴
yù — bathe, wash

On the left, 氵 “water”. On the right, 谷 — the same part hints at the reading of 欲 yù.

室
shì — room

On top, 宀 “roof”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “浴室”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 浴室. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 洗漱用品都放在浴室里xǐshùyòngpǐndōufàngzàiyùshìliAll the toiletries are in the bathroom.

More words from the lesson “Setting up a home”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “bathroom” in Chinese?

“Bathroom” in Chinese is 浴室, pinyin yùshì.

What does 浴室 mean?

浴室 (yùshì) means “bathroom, shower room”.

How do you write 浴室?

浴室 is 2 characters: 浴 (yù) — bathe, wash; 室 (shì) — room. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 浴室?

浴室 is read yùshì. Tones: yù — fourth tone, shì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“bathroom” in the lesson “Setting up a home”

This word is from the topic “Home and daily life” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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