马 mǎ
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 马 — horse
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
马桶
mǎtǒng
toilet
Characters in this word
桶 tǒng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- Made of
- 木 tree 甬 path
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 公共卫生项目不仅要修建厕所，还要保证马桶和排污系统能长期维护。 Gōnggòng wèishēng xiàngmù bùjǐn yào xiūjiàn cèsuǒ, hái yào bǎozhèng mǎtǒng hé páiwū xìtǒng néng chángqī wéihù. Public sanitation projects must not only build toilets, but also ensure that the toilet bowls and sewage systems can be maintained long term.
- 马桶坏了，我们得请人来修。 Mǎtǒng huài le, wǒmen děi qǐng rén lái xiū. The toilet is broken, so we need to get someone to fix it.
- 洗手间里的马桶盖是白色的，刷得很干净。 Xǐshǒujiān lǐ de mǎtǒng gài shì báisè de, shuā de hěn gānjìng. The toilet lid in the bathroom is white and scrubbed very clean.
Related words
- 马路 mǎlù street, road
- 马上 mǎshàng right away, at once
- 马 mǎ horse
- 马虎 mǎhu careless, sloppy
- 斑马线 bānmǎxiàn zebra crossing; pedestrian crossing
- 汗马功劳 hànmǎgōngláo outstanding contribution; great service
- 黑马 hēimǎ dark horse
- 骏马 jùnmǎ fine horse; steed
- 马后炮 mǎhòupào belated advice; hindsight criticism
- 马力 mǎlì horsepower
- 千军万马 qiānjūnwànmǎ a mighty force; a vast multitude
- 炉子 lúzi stove; furnace