relieve oneself; use the toilet
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to relieve oneself; to urinate or defecate
informalA common, polite euphemism for going to the toilet. Often pronounced with the retroflex suffix "r" in northern Mandarin (解手儿, jiěshǒur).
Bào抱
qiàn歉
，
wǒ我
yào要
qù去
jiě解
ge个
shǒu手
。
Excuse me, I need to use the bathroom.
Hái孩
zi子
gāng刚
cái才
shuō说
xiǎng想
jiě解
shǒu手
r儿
。
The child just said they need to go to the toilet.
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Cháng长
tú途
chē车
shàng上
，
sī司
jī机
huì会
zài在
fú服
wù务
qū区
tíng停
chē车
ràng让
dà大
jiā家
jiě解
shǒu手
。
On long-distance buses, the driver will stop at rest areas for passengers to relieve themselves.
Tā他
tū突
rán然
dù肚
zi子
téng疼
，
gǎn赶
jǐn紧
pǎo跑
qù去
zhǎo找
dì地
fang方
jiě解
shǒu手
。
His stomach suddenly hurt, so he hurried to find a place to go to the bathroom.