Definition

1. Noun:
   • Toilet: A room or cubicle containing a toilet bowl and often a sink, used for urination and defecation.
   • Restroom, Bathroom, Lavatory: A facility equipped with toilets and sinks for personal hygiene. The English term used can depend on regional preference (e.g., "bathroom" is common in American English, "toilet" or "loo" in British English).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Xin lỗi, nhà vệ sinh ở đâu? (Excuse me, where is the toilet?)
  • Nhà vệ sinh này rất sạch sẽ. (This restroom is very clean.)
  • Tôi cần đi vệ sinh. (I need to use the bathroom.)

Advanced Usage

• "nhà vệ sinh công cộng": public toilet, public restroom.

  • Thành phố này có nhiều nhà vệ sinh công cộng miễn phí. (This city has many free public toilets.)

• "nhà vệ sinh nam/nữ": men's room, ladies' room.

  • Nhà vệ sinh nữ ở cuối hành lang. (The ladies' room is at the end of the corridor.)

Variants and Related Words

• Toilet (n): The specific fixture (bowl) used for urination/defecation.
  • Anh ấy đang sửa cái bồn cầu. (He is fixing the toilet.)
• Phòng tắm (n): Bathroom (often implies a room with a bath/shower, but can be used interchangeably in some contexts).
  • Phòng tắm ở lầu trên. (The bathroom is upstairs.)
• WC (n): An abbreviation for "Water Closet," commonly used in signs internationally.
  • Biển báo WC rất dễ thấy. (The WC sign is very visible.)

Synonyms

• Lavatory: A formal term for a room with washing and toilet facilities.
• Loo: An informal British term for a toilet.
• Ladies'/Gents': Terms for gender-specific public toilets.

Related Phrases (Phrasal verbs are not applicable for this noun)

• Đi vệ sinh: To go to the toilet, to use the restroom.
  • Em bé cần đi vệ sinh. (The baby needs to go to the toilet.)
• Giấy vệ sinh: Toilet paper.
  • Chúng ta hết giấy vệ sinh rồi. (We have run out of toilet paper.)

Related Idioms

(There are no common idioms directly using the word "nhà vệ sinh." It is a straightforward, functional term.)

1. Toilet