Comments on: What’s up with Shower? http://laowaichinese.net/whats-up-with-shower.htm Tips and Strategies for Learning to Speak Mandarin Chinese Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:29:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: James http://laowaichinese.net/whats-up-with-shower.htm/comment-page-1#comment-11064 James Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:36:29 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=373#comment-11064 Jim Mahlers comment is basically spot on. Xizao is what is typically used for showering, or bathing, or a shower etc. Although in some situations other words are more appropriate but as a learner its impossible to know when so just go with xizao. Jim Mahlers comment is basically spot on. Xizao is what is typically used for showering, or bathing, or a shower etc. Although in some situations other words are more appropriate but as a learner its impossible to know when so just go with xizao.

]]> By: Cheng2 Yang2 http://laowaichinese.net/whats-up-with-shower.htm/comment-page-1#comment-9462 Cheng2 Yang2 Sun, 23 May 2010 04:10:35 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=373#comment-9462 Da4 jia1 chi1 le5 ma5? (probably a fake greeting, since I've never heard it before) A Chinese-speaking linguist in Shanghai named Ingar told me once "The Chinese don't use language for communication." I think he was at least partially right. Cheng2 Yang2 in Puiching/Peizheng BTW, the "5" ("neutral tone") in Chinese might actually be two tones. So, 5 and 6. A quick relatively high tone after a low "tone", or a quick relatively low tone after a high "tone". "Tone" meaning "tone or inflection". Da4 jia1 chi1 le5 ma5? (probably a fake greeting, since I’ve never heard it before)

A Chinese-speaking linguist in Shanghai named Ingar told me once “The Chinese don’t use language for communication.” I think he was at least partially right.

Cheng2 Yang2 in Puiching/Peizheng

BTW, the “5″ (“neutral tone”) in Chinese might actually be two tones. So, 5 and 6. A quick relatively high tone after a low “tone”, or a quick relatively low tone after a high “tone”. “Tone” meaning “tone or inflection”.

]]> By: Patti http://laowaichinese.net/whats-up-with-shower.htm/comment-page-1#comment-8812 Patti Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:59:26 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=373#comment-8812 We here in Xi'an say xizao. Maybe it's used more like a VO. Could you say 今天我洗两个澡了？？？ We here in Xi’an say xizao. Maybe it’s used more like a VO. Could you say 今天我洗两个澡了？？？

]]> By: Albert http://laowaichinese.net/whats-up-with-shower.htm/comment-page-1#comment-8803 Albert Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:07:12 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=373#comment-8803 Joe, That's been my feeling too. Thanks for the confirmation. Joe,

That’s been my feeling too. Thanks for the confirmation.

]]> By: Joe http://laowaichinese.net/whats-up-with-shower.htm/comment-page-1#comment-8796 Joe Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:37:28 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=373#comment-8796 Greetings from Guilin! Just want to confirm what others are saying here, according to my Chinese sources; 淋浴 is out-of-date Mandarin that isn't used anymore. Greetings from Guilin! Just want to confirm what others are saying here, according to my Chinese sources; 淋浴 is out-of-date Mandarin that isn’t used anymore.

]]> By: yves http://laowaichinese.net/whats-up-with-shower.htm/comment-page-1#comment-7795 yves Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:04:28 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=373#comment-7795 and now I think I can come up with the perfect words to say 'to take a shower' 沖淋浴 沖澡 Both are verbs, and refer specifically to shower, not bath. And both are in dictionaries AND have been heard in real life. Well, Albert, now you have no excuse. Where is this upcoming article of yours? and now I think I can come up with the perfect words to say ‘to take a shower’
沖淋浴
沖澡
Both are verbs, and refer specifically to shower, not bath.
And both are in dictionaries AND have been heard in real life.

Well, Albert, now you have no excuse. Where is this upcoming article of yours?

]]> By: yves http://laowaichinese.net/whats-up-with-shower.htm/comment-page-1#comment-7362 yves Wed, 06 May 2009 23:13:03 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=373#comment-7362 BTW, all of what I write has already been said by others... BTW, all of what I write has already been said by others…

]]> By: yves http://laowaichinese.net/whats-up-with-shower.htm/comment-page-1#comment-7361 yves Wed, 06 May 2009 23:11:00 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=373#comment-7361 All right, here is the take. I use 漢英詞典 (1978) 商務印書館, Ricci (french) and my own understanding of the language. 澡 and 浴 both mean the action of washing yourself. 洗澡 is a verb meaning to wash yourself, with no indication that it is in a tub; I would use 洗澡 if I was washing out of a cooking pan. 洗澡閒 or 浴室 is the place where you wash, whatever it contains. This means that all of the above can be used to refer to showers, without being specific. Although E/C dictionaries do not give 洗澡 to translate shower, 99% of the time it is the term to use. Now if you want to make it clear that it is shower and not bath: 淋浴 is a verb/noun meaning the action of taking a shower. 淋浴器 is the apparatus for taking a shower. 淋浴 is not an old-fashioned, pre-49 word; it simply is a technical word, more rarely used (nadina, you should not listen to people expounding theories they just made out of their head for the benefit of 大鼻子) I can attest to 沖涼 being used in Taiwan Mandarin; it specifically means a shower, taken because you are hot, not dirty. It can be cold or hot, nobody will come and check... nice site, Albert, lots of fun. All right, here is the take.

I use 漢英詞典 (1978) 商務印書館,
Ricci (french) and my own understanding of the language.

澡 and 浴 both mean the action of washing yourself.

洗澡 is a verb meaning to wash yourself, with no indication that it is in a tub; I would use 洗澡 if I was washing out of a cooking pan.

洗澡閒 or 浴室 is the place where you wash, whatever it contains.

This means that all of the above can be used to refer to showers, without being specific. Although E/C dictionaries do not give 洗澡 to translate shower, 99% of the time it is the term to use.

Now if you want to make it clear that it is shower and not bath:

淋浴 is a verb/noun meaning the action of taking a shower.
淋浴器 is the apparatus for taking a shower.
淋浴 is not an old-fashioned, pre-49 word; it simply is a technical word, more rarely used
(nadina, you should not listen to people expounding theories they just made out of their head for the benefit of 大鼻子)

I can attest to 沖涼 being used in Taiwan Mandarin; it specifically means a shower, taken because you are hot, not dirty. It can be cold or hot, nobody will come and check…

nice site, Albert, lots of fun.

]]> By: Cherry http://laowaichinese.net/whats-up-with-shower.htm/comment-page-1#comment-6496 Cherry Sat, 18 Oct 2008 14:58:02 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=373#comment-6496 洗澡is a verb. It means "to take a shower".Sometimes,we use 冲凉 in stead of 洗澡in cantonese. But 冲凉 becomes more and more common in Mandarian now.Because the langwgue is getting "浴室"is a noun. It means "bath room". We can also use "冲凉房"， That's more like cantonese. 洗澡is a verb. It means “to take a shower”.Sometimes,we use 冲凉 in stead of 洗澡in cantonese. But 冲凉 becomes more and more common in Mandarian now.Because the langwgue is getting “浴室”is a noun. It means “bath room”. We can also use “冲凉房”， That’s more like cantonese.

]]> By: Jens http://laowaichinese.net/whats-up-with-shower.htm/comment-page-1#comment-6478 Jens Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:02:13 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=373#comment-6478 大羽: Nope, not a typo. I was referring to the use of the word 冲凉 in Cantonese, not Mandarin. But yes, I guess in Mandarin you could say 冲(个)冷水澡 or 洗(个)冷水澡 for "to take a cold shower". 大羽:

Nope, not a typo. I was referring to the use of the word 冲凉 in Cantonese, not Mandarin.

But yes, I guess in Mandarin you could say 冲(个)冷水澡 or 洗(个)冷水澡 for “to take a cold shower”.

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