Chinese Bathroom and Toilet Vocabulary and Phrases

In this post I will provide you with the Chinese vocabulary and phrases you need for the bathroom and toilet.

Also check out my related post on Chinese cosmetics and makeup vocabulary.

Chinese Bathroom Vocabulary

English	Chinese	Pinyin Pronunciation	Literal Translation
bathroom scales	浴yù室shì的de磅bàng秤chèng	yùshì de bàngchèng	bathroom – (posession) – scales
bathroom scales	浴yù室shì磅bàng	yùshì bàng	bathroom – platform
bathroom sink	洗xǐ手shǒu台tái	xǐshǒu tái	bathroom – sink
bathroom sink	浴yù室shì水shuǐ槽cáo	yùshì shuǐcáo	bathroom – sink
heat lamp	加jiā热rè灯dēng	jiārè dēng	add – heat – light
light switch	灯dēng的de开kāi关guān	dēng de kāiguān	light – (posession) – switch
medicine cabinet	保bǎo健jiàn箱xiāng	bǎojiàn xiāng	health – box
power adaptor	电diàn源yuán适shì配pèi器qì	diànyuán shìpèiqì	power – adaptor
power point	电diàn力lì插chā座zuò	diànlì chāzuò	elettrical – socket
power supply	电diàn源yuán	diànyuán	power – source
scales	磅bàng秤chèng	bàngchèng
sink	水shuǐ槽cáo	shuǐcáo	sink
sink	洗xǐ涤dí槽cáo	xǐdí cáo
to weigh	称chēng	chēng
towel	毛máo巾jīn	máojīn
towel rail	毛máo巾jīn架jià	máojīn jià	towel – rack

Chinese Bathroom Phrases

English	Chinese	Pinyin Pronunciation
My father uses an electric razor to shave	我wǒ爸bà爸ba用yòng电diàn动dòng剃tì须xū刀dāo刮guā胡hú子zi。.	wǒ bàba yòng diàndòng tì xū dāo guā húzi
I gave him a tube of shaving cream	我wǒ送sòng给gěi他tā一yī管guǎn刮guā胡hú膏gāo。.	wǒ sòng gěi tā yī guǎn guā hú gāo
get the tweezers	把bǎ镊niè子zi拿ná来lái。.	bǎ nièzi ná lái
He wiped the floor with a mop	他tā用yòng拖tuō把bǎ擦cā地dì板bǎn。.	tā yòng tuōbǎ cā dìbǎn
There’s a bathmat in the bathroom.	浴yù室shì里lǐ有yǒu一yī块kuài踏tà垫diàn。.	yùshì li yǒu yīkuài tà diàn
Keep soap in a soap dish	把bǎ香xiāng皂zào放fàng在zài香xiāng皂zào盒hé里lǐ。.	bǎ xiāngzào fàng zài xiāngzào hé lǐ
Hang your wet clothes (laundry) outside or under a heat lamp in the bathroom to dry	把bǎ你nǐ的de湿shī衣yī服fu挂guà在zài外wài面miàn或huò浴yù室shì的de加jiā热rè灯dēng下xià晾liàng干gān。.	bǎ nǐ de shī yīfú guà zài wàimiàn huò yùshì de jiārè dēng xià liàng gàn.
turn on the light	开kāi灯dēng	kāi dēng
turn off the light	关guān灯dēng	guān dēng
He weighed himself on the bathroom scales	他tā在zài浴yù室shì的de磅bàng秤chèng上shàng称chēng体tǐ重zhòng。.	tā zài yùshì de bàngchèng shàng chèn tǐzhòng
My bathroom scale tells me I’m overweight.	我wǒ的de浴yù室shì磅bàng显xiǎn示shì我wǒ超chāo重zhòng了le。.	wǒ de yùshì bàng xiǎnshì wǒ chāozhòngle
Tell her to turn on the light	叫jiào她tā把bǎ灯dēng打dǎ开kāi。.	jiào tā bǎ dēng dǎkāi

Chinese Shower and Bathing Vocabulary

English	Chinese	Pinyin Pronunciation	Literal Translation
bath plug (not electrical)	塞sāi子zi	sāizi
bathmat	浴yù室shì	yùshì
bathtub	浴yù缸gāng	yùgāng	bath – vat
medicated soap	药yào皂zào	yàozào
pull out	拔bá掉diào	bá diào
shampoo	洗xǐ头tóu水shuǐ	xǐ tóu shuǐ	Literally: wash head water
shower	洗xǐ澡zǎo	xǐzǎo	wash – bath
shower (verb) – to shower	淋lín浴yù	línyù	sprinkle – bathe
shower (verb) – to shower	洗xǐ个gè澡zǎo	xǐ gè zǎo
shower cubical	淋lín浴yù间jiān	línyù jiān	shower – room
shower curtail	浴yù帘lián	yù lián	shower – curtain
shower door	淋lín浴yù门mén	línyù mén	shower – door
shower head	淋lín浴yù头tóu / 淋lín浴yù喷pēn头tóu	línyù tóu/ línyù pēntóu	shower – head / shower – nozzle
soap (bar)	香xiāng皂zào	xiāngzào	perfume / fragrant – soap
soap (bar)	肥féi皂zào	féizào
soap dish	肥féi皂zào碟dié / 香xiāng皂zào盒hé	féizào dié/ xiāngzào hé	soap – dish / soap – container
toiletries	盥guàn洗xǐ用yòng品pǐn	guànxǐ yòngpǐn
toothbrush	牙yá刷shuā	yáshuā
towel	毛máo巾jīn	máojīn

Chinese Shower and Bathing Phrases

English	Chinese	Pinyin Pronunciation
I’m going to take a shower. Be right back.	我wǒ去qù洗xǐ个gè澡zǎo，,马mǎ上shàng回huí来lai。.	wǒ qù xǐ gè zǎo, mǎshàng huílái.
I helped him run a bath	我wǒ帮bāng他tā放fàng好hǎo了le洗xǐ澡zǎo水shuǐ。.	wǒ bāng tā fàng hǎole xǐzǎo shuǐ.
m too tired to take a shower. I’ll just take my make-up off and go to bed.	我wǒ太tài累lèi了le，,不bù洗xǐ澡zǎo。.我wǒ只zhǐ把bǎ妆zhuāng卸xiè了le就jiù睡shuì觉jiào。.	wǒ tài lèile, bù xǐzǎo. wǒ zhǐ bǎ zhuāng xièle jiù shuìjiào.
I’m in the shower!	我wǒ在zài洗xǐ澡zǎo！!	wǒ zài xǐzǎo!
Pull out the (bath) plug	拔bá掉diào塞sāi子zi。.	bá diào sāizi
He put the plug in the sink and turned on the tap.	他tā用yòng塞sāi子zi堵dǔ住zhù水shuǐ池chí，,接jiē着zhe拧nǐng开kāi水shuǐ龙lóng头tóu。.	tā yòng sāizi dǔ zhù shuǐchí, jiēzhe níng kāi shuǐlóngtóu.
Put a plug in a sink	在zài洗xǐ涤dí槽cáo里lǐ塞sāi上shàng塞sāi子zi。.	zài xǐdí cáo lǐ sāi shàng sāizi

Chinese Grooming Vocabulary

English	Chinese	Pinyin Pronunciation	Literal Translation
anti-persperent (body spray)	体tǐ香xiāng剂jì	tǐ xiāng jì	body – fragrant – dose
beard / mustache	胡hú子zi	húzi
clean	干gān净jìng	gānjìng	clean – clean
cleanser	去qù污wū粉fěn	qù wū fěn
deodorant	除chú臭chòu剂jì	chú chòu jì	get rid of – smell – remedy
electric razor	电diàn动dòng剃tì须xū刀dāo	diàndòng tì xū dāo	electric – razor
hair brush	发fā刷shuā	fǎ shuā
nail cutters / nail clippers	指zhǐ甲jia剪jiǎn	zhǐjiǎ jiǎn	fingernail – scissors
razor	剃tì须xū刀dāo	tì xū dāo	shave – beard – knife
razor blade	剃tì须xū刀dāo刀dāo片piàn / 剃tì须xū刀dāo片piàn	tì xū dāo dāopiàn/ tì xū dāo piàn	razor – blade
shave (to shave)	刮guā脸liǎn胡hú	guāliǎn hú	shave – face -beard
shaving cream	剃tì须xū膏gāo	tì xū gāo	shave – beard – oitnment
shaving cream	刮guā胡hú膏gāo	guā hú gāo	scape – beard – ointment (or shave – ointment)
to shave (verb)	刮guā胡hú子zi	guā húzi	scrape – beard
bathroom mirror	梳shū妆zhuāng镜jìng	shūzhuāng jìng	dressing mirror
toothpaste	牙yá膏gāo	yágāo
tweezers	镊niè子zi / 小xiǎo镊niè子zi	nièzi/ xiǎo nièzi	tweezers / small tweezers

Chinese Grooming Phrases

English	Chinese	Pinyin Pronunciation
Twice a week use a cotton bud to clean you ears	每měi周zhōu两liǎng次cì用yòng棉mián球qiú清qīng洁jié耳ěr朵duo。.	měi zhōu liǎng cì yòng mián qiú qīngjié ěrduǒ
How much deodorant do you use?	你nǐ用yòng多duō少shǎo体tǐ香xiāng剂jì呀ya？?	nǐ yòng duōshǎo tǐ xiāng jì ya?

Chinese Toilet Vocabulary

English	Chinese	Pinyin Pronunciation	Literal Translation
cistern	马mǎ桶tǒng水shuǐ箱xiāng	mǎtǒng shuǐxiāng	toilet – water – container
flush (toilet)	冲chōng马mǎ桶tǒng	chōng mǎtǒng	flush – toilet
flush (water)	冲chōng水shuǐ	chōng shuǐ	flush – water
toilet	马mǎ桶tǒng	mǎtǒng	horse – bucket
toilet	卫wèi生shēng间jiān	wèishēngjiān	health – room
toilet (room)	厕cè所suǒ	cèsuǒ
toilet brush	马mǎ桶tǒng刷shuā / 马mǎ桶tǒng刷shuā子zi	mǎtǒng shuā/ mǎtǒng shuāzi	toilet – brush
toilet brush	厕cè所suǒ刷shuā	cèsuǒ shuā	toilet – brush
toilet cleaner	马mǎ桶tǒng清qīng洁jié剂jì	mǎtǒng qīngjié jì	toilet – detergent
toilet seat	马mǎ桶tǒng座zuò	mǎtǒng zuò	toilet – seat

Chinese Toilet Phrases

English	Chinese	Pinyin Pronunciation
After you use the toilet, don’t forget to flush the toilet and wash your hands.	你nǐ上shàng厕cè所suǒ后hòu不bù要yào忘wàng记jì冲chōng马mǎ桶tǒng和hé洗xǐ手shǒu。.	nǐ shàng cèsuǒ hòu bùyào wàngjì chōng mǎtǒng hé xǐshǒu.
I can’t flush the toilet, please check.	马mǎ桶tǒng冲chōng不bù了liǎo水shuǐ，,请qǐng检jiǎn查chá。.	mǎtǒng chōng bùliǎo shuǐ, qǐng jiǎnchá.
You didn’t flush the toilet! (You used the toilet and didn’t flush)	你nǐ用yòng了le厕cè所suǒ没méi冲chōng！!	nǐ yòngle cèsuǒ méi chōng!
Thoroughly clean the toilet.	把bǎ马mǎ桶tǒng清qīng理lǐ干gān净jìng。.	bǎ mǎtǒng qīnglǐ gānjìng.
I forgot to shave	我wǒ忘wàng了le刮guā脸liǎn胡hú	wǒ wàngle guāliǎn hú
I need to use the toilet (bathroom)	我wǒ想xiǎng要yào上shàng厕cè所suǒ。.	wǒ xiǎng yào shàng cèsuǒ.
Someone’s using the toilet (bathroom)	有yǒu人rén正zhèng在zài用yòng厕cè所suǒ / 厕cè所suǒ有yǒu人rén	yǒurén zhèngzài yòng cèsuǒ/ cèsuǒ yǒurén
The toilet is too dirty!	厕cè所suǒ太tài脏zàng了le！!	cèsuǒ tài zàngle!
Flush the toilet	冲chōng厕cè所suǒ。.	chōng cèsuǒ.
Clean the toilet	清qīng洗xǐ厕cè所suǒ。.	qīngxǐ cèsuǒ.
The toilet won’t flush	这zhè马mǎ桶tǒng不bù能néng冲chōng水shuǐ。.	zhè mǎtǒng bùnéng chōng shuǐ.
The toilet is blocked	这zhè马mǎ桶tǒng阻zǔ塞sè了le。.	zhè mǎtǒng zǔsèle.