更衣室 (gēng yī shì) — changing room, locker room, dressing room; (euphemism) toilet, restroom
Definition
Literally 'changing-clothes room', used for places where people change clothes (gym, pool, store). As a soft euphemism for the toilet (see example 3), it sounds gentler than 厕所 or 卫生间.
noun
changing roomlocker roomdressing room(euphemism) toiletrestroom
Measure word · 间
Examples
- 更衣室。Nǐ qù gēng yī shì huàn yī fu ba.Go change your clothes in the locker room.
- 更衣室。Shāng diàn de gēng yī shì zài èr lóu.The store's fitting room is on the second floor.
- ，更衣室。Bù hǎo yì si, wǒ qù yí xià gēng yī shì.Excuse me, I'm going to the restroom.
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