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Note: In this special case, one of the tones is pronounced differently than the (written) Pinyin phonetic script indicates. This phenomenon is called Tone sandhi.
English translations
toilet bowl, water closet
Chinese characters:
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抽水马桶 ( choushui matong / chōushuǐ mǎtǒng ) is composed of these characters:
抽 (chou)
, 水 (shui)
, 马 (ma)
, 桶 (tong)
抽水马桶 ( choushui matong / chōushuǐ mǎtǒng ) in traditional characters
抽水馬桶
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 抽水马桶 ( choushui matong / chōushuǐ mǎtǒng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication. If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Zhege choushui matong huai le.
Zhège chōushuǐ mǎtǒng huài le. – English translation: This flush toilet is broken.