🇬🇧🇨🇳 restroom - 卫生间 : English Lesson

Meaning of "restroom" ("卫生间"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A restroom is a special room in a building where people go to use the toilet, wash their hands in sinks, and take care of private bathroom needs. It usually has stalls with toilets, sinks with soap and water, and sometimes mirrors and paper towels or hand dryers.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

In the airplane restroom, I pressed the wrong button and scared myself so badly I almost needed the restroom again.

The classroom was silent until someone’s restroom hand dryer went off and everyone thought it was a rocket launch.

Grandpa said he didn’t need the restroom, but after one sneeze he suddenly walked very quickly in that direction.

My little brother calls the restroom “the thinking room” because that’s where he remembers all his homework answers.

Restrooms in airplanes are called “lavatories,” which sounds very fancy for a tiny room where you can barely turn around without elbowing the sink.

A little boy runs to the restroom. He sees a big sign and opens the restroom door. A kind woman points to the restroom sink. He uses the toilet in the small restroom, then washes his hands at the restroom sink. He smiles, says "thank you", and leaves happy. He waves to her and goes home.

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This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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