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The Chinese word for toilet paper is
卫生纸

wèi shēng zhǐ



toilet paper

Chinese Definition


toilet paper
     1. 名词. 厕所纸,大便纸,手纸
Components
     1. Simplified form of 衛
     1. to live; to subsist; to exist
     2. to grow; to develop; to bud
     3. (causative) to bear; to give birth; to bring up; to rear
           他 妻子 生 了 一 對 雙胞胎 女孩。 (Tā qīzǐ shēng le yī duì shuāngbāotāi nǚhái.) - His wife gave birth to twin girls.
     4. to be born; to come into existence
           他 生 在 中國。 (Tā shēng zài zhōngguó.) - He was born in China.
     5. pupil; disciple; student
           你 作為 全日制 生 必須 定期 上課。 (Nǐ zuòwèi quánrìzhì shēng bìxū dìngqī shàngkè.) - As a full-time student, you should attend classes on a regular basis.
     6. (historical) scholar; Confucian scholar
     7. (opera) actor or male character
     8. Short for 先生, gentleman
     9.    (Cantonese, honorific, suffix) Short for 先生, Mr.
     10.   陳 生 - Mr. Chan
     11. having life; live
           Synonyms: 活
           規矩 係 死 嘅,人 係 生 嘅。 - Rules are lifeless; humans are not.
           條 魚jyu4-2 啱啱 喺 條 河 度 釣 上soeng5 嚟,仲 係 生saang1 嘅。 - The fish was just caught with a hook and line from the river. It is still alive.
     12. life; existence; being; living
           殺生 (shāshēng) - to destroy a life
     13. fresh; not stale
     14. unripe
     15. raw; uncooked
           Antonyms: 熟
           生 洋蔥 (shēng yángcōng) - raw onions
           我 覺gok3得 呢ni1 塊 肉 仲係 太 生。 - I think this piece of meat is too raw.
     16. (historical ethnography) uncultured; uncultivated; wild; uncivilized; savage
           生 ^黎 (shēng Lí) - wild Li
     17. strange; unfamiliar
           生人 (shēngrén) - stranger
     18. mechanically; forcedly
     19. very; quite; extremely
           生怕 (shēngpà) - to fear; to be afraid of
     20. vivid; strong; forceful
     21. innate; natural; born with
     22. living things; organism
     23. livelihood; subsistence
           謀生 (móushēng) - to make a living
     24. lifetime; all one's life
           來生 (láishēng) - afterlife
     25. birthday; anniversary
           慶生 (qìngshēng) - to celebrate one's birthday
     26. to bring back to life; to revive; to rescue
     27. to generate; to breed; to create
     28. to manufacture; to produce
     29. to happen; to occur; to take place
     30. to catch (a disease)
           我 生 了 什麼 病? (Wǒ shēng le shénme bìng?) - What disease have I got?
           生seⁿ蛇 (seⁿ-chôa) - to have shingles, MN
     31. to be infested by a parasite
           生 跳蚤 (shēng tiàozǎo) - to be infested with fleas
           生 蝨乸 - to be infested with lice
     32. (Buddhism) to go into society; to be reincarnated
     33. (dialectal) to set up; to put in; to settle
     34. to light; to ignite (a fire)
           母親 沒 有 生 爐子zi。 (Mǔqīn méi yǒu shēng lúzi.) - Mother did not light the stove.
     35. (music) Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note high do (1̇).
           Synonyms: 仩
     36. (Hong Kong, honorific, suffix) -san, when referring to a Japanese person
     1. Simplified form of 紙



Translations for and their definitions

衛生紙
     1. n. toilet paper
     2. n. (Philippines Hokkien) sanitary napkin; menstrual pad


卫生纸
     1. Simplified form of 衛生紙


手紙
     1. n. toilet paper
           我 在 宿舍 裡 翻箱倒櫃 地de 找 手紙。^最後 還是 不得不 跑 到 隔壁 宿舍 去 了。 - I looked all over the dormitory for some toilet paper. In the end, I was forced to go to the dormitory next door.


手纸
     1. Simplified form of 手紙


廁紙
     1. n. toilet paper


厕纸
     1. Simplified form of 廁紙


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