浴室
yùshì
The Chinese word for a bathroom (a room with a bathtub) is 浴室 (yùshì).
Use 浴室 when you are specifically talking about the room used for bathing or showering.
Meaning: a room with a bathtub (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
浴室 is composed of two characters: 浴, which means to bathe or take a bath and 室, which means room.
Which one should you use?
While 浴室 specifically refers to a room with bathing facilities like a bathtub or shower, 洗手间 (washroom/restroom) is the more common term for a general restroom. Furthermore, 厕所 refers specifically to a toilet or latrine and is more blunt than 浴室 or 洗手间.
How do you pronounce it?
yùshì
Did you know?
- The character 浴 can also be used to describe 'bathing in sunlight', known as 沐浴阳光, showing how the concept of washing extends to natural elements.
- In many parts of China, the concept of a 'bathroom' is split between the 'wet area' for washing and the 'dry area' for the toilet, unlike the single-room concept often found in Western homes.
- In ancient China, bathing was often a communal activity in public spaces, which is a far cry from the private 浴室 found in modern apartments.
Examples in context
- 她把自己锁在浴室了。She's locked herself in the bathroom.This sentence is useful for describing someone locking themselves in the 浴室.Tatoeba #10182834 by slo_oth, translation #6971463 by Eccles17
- 齊里換掉了浴室毛巾。Ziri changed the bathroom towels.This sentence is useful for describing changing towels in the 浴室.Tatoeba #13556587 by LeviHighway, translation #12649346 by always
- 弗拉維奧走回了浴室。Flavio walked back inside the bathroom.This sentence is useful for describing someone walking back into the 浴室.Tatoeba #13556589 by LeviHighway, translation #11696505 by Amastan
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Example conversation
Jiayi and Haoran are discussing home renovations.
- 佳怡 Jiayi我们的浴室太小了。Wǒmen de yùshì tài xiǎo le.Our bathroom is too small.
- 浩然 Haoran你想把它扩大吗？Nǐ xiǎng bǎ tā kuòdà ma?Do you want to make it bigger?
- 佳怡 Jiayi是的，我想在浴室里放浴缸。Shì de, wǒ xiǎng zài yùshì lǐ fàng yùgāng.Yes, I want to put a bathtub in the bathroom.
- 浩然 Haoran那我们可以重新装修。Nà wǒmen kěyǐ chóngxīn zhuāngxiū.Then we can renovate it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “bathroom” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
