Chinese word

洗手盆

Pronunciation

Pinyinxǐ shǒu pén

Meaning

  • nounsink

Example

浴室的洗手盆坏了，得换一个。yù shì de xí shǒu pén huài le děi huàn yí gè

The bathroom sink is broken, so it needs to be replaced.

Illustration for 洗手盆 (sink)

More examples

我把洗手盆里的头发清理掉了。wǒ bǎ xí shǒu pén lǐ de tóu fa qīng lǐ diào le

I removed the hair from the sink.

Core concept

A plumbed washing fixture shaped like a shallow bowl and positioned for washing hands or the face.

Common phrases

  • 浴室里的洗手盆yù shì lǐ de xí shǒu pén

    bathroom sink

  • 洗手盆的水龙头xí shǒu pén de shuǐ lóng tóu

    sink faucet

  • 擦洗手盆cā xí shǒu pén

    wipe the sink

Similar words

洗手台xí shǒu tái: A bathroom fixture combining a washing basin with a supporting counter or storage.
洗面台xǐ miàn tái: A bathroom unit combining a washing basin with an attached mirror or storage.

Definition in Chinese

安装在浴室或洗手间中，用于接水洗手或洗脸的盆状装置，通常与水龙头和排水系统相连，可指独立盆或固定洗面器。ān zhuāng zài yù shì huò xí shǒu jiān zhōng yòng yú jiē shuǐ xí shǒu huò xí liǎn de pén zhuàng zhuāng zhì tōng cháng yǔ shuǐ lóng tóu hé pái shuǐ xì tǒng xiāng lián kě zhǐ dú lì pén huò gù dìng xǐ miàn qì

Word origin

The compound 洗手盆 (xǐshǒupén, "hand-washing basin") joins the action 洗 (xǐ, "wash") and the body part 手 (shǒu, "hand") with 盆 (pén, "basin"), giving the fixture its practical name.

Usage tips

  • In natural speech, the first of the two adjacent third tones has a rising contour, so xǐshǒupén commonly sounds like xíshǒupén.

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