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How do you say "toilet paper" in Chinese?
卫生纸
wèi shēng zhǐ
In Chinese, "toilet paper" is 卫生纸.
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Pronunciation
Say 'way' (falling tone) then 'sung' (rising tone) then 'juh' (falling tone, rhymes with 'shrew'). Three syllables.
Writing and usage
Three characters. 卫 means guard or protect (five strokes), 生 means life or birth (five strokes), 纸 means paper (seven strokes). Literally 'hygiene paper'.
Example sentence
浴室里有卫生纸。
There is toilet paper in the bathroom.
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How to remember 卫生纸
卫生 is the common word for hygiene, so 卫生纸 is literally 'hygiene paper'. It's practical and descriptive.
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- microwave 微波炉 wēi bō lú
- spoon 勺子 sháo zi
- toilet 马桶 mǎ tǒng
- toothbrush 牙刷 yá shuā
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Questions about 卫生纸
How do you say "toilet paper" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "toilet paper" is 卫生纸. It is a noun.
How is 卫生纸 written in Chinese?
Three characters. 卫 means guard or protect (five strokes), 生 means life or birth (five strokes), 纸 means paper (seven strokes). Literally 'hygiene paper'.
How is 卫生纸 used in a sentence?
Use 卫生纸 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 浴室里有卫生纸。 (There is toilet paper in the bathroom.).
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"Toilet paper" in other languages
- Japanese トイレットペーパー (toirettopēpā)
- Korean 휴지 (hyuji)
- Spanish el papel higiénico
- Spanish (Latin America) el papel higiénico
- French le papier toilette
- German das Toilettenpapier
- Italian la carta igienica
- Russian туалетная бумага (tualetnaja bumaga)
- Greek το χαρτί υγείας (to harti iyias)
- Arabic ورق تواليت (wara' tuwaleet)
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