Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jun 3, 2006 22:06
17 yrs ago
English term
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3/4 bathroom
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请教熟悉酒店业的朋友，1/2 bathroom 和 4/3 bathroom 这的配置，在国内怎么说？谢谢！
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 4 +2 | 淋浴卫生间 |
ysun
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| 5 +1 | 3/4卫生间 |
xiaoyanchen
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| 5 | 配花洒的浴室没有浴缸) |
billychang
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| 4 | 四卧室三浴室 |
Ray Luo
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Proposed translations
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淋浴卫生间
4/3 - bathroom 淋浴卫生间
1/2 - bathroom 厕所
(根据理解而译，供参考。不一定符合国内酒店业的行话。)
Please see: http://www.financial-publishing.com/realestatedictionary/fid...
BATHROOM - A room containing a toilet, sink, and bathtub or bathtub-shower combination. In appraisal for federally insured mortgages, a toilet and sink (no bathtub or shower) equal a half bathroom; a toilet, sink and stall shower equal a three quarter bathroom.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-06-04 01:36:22 GMT)
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以前在加州居住时，常见当地中文报纸上有“"三卧两厅两浴一厕"”之类的广告。
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-06-04 02:02:11 GMT)
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应为：
3/4 bathroom － 淋浴卫生间
1/2 bathroom － 厕所
1/2 - bathroom 厕所
(根据理解而译，供参考。不一定符合国内酒店业的行话。)
Please see: http://www.financial-publishing.com/realestatedictionary/fid...
BATHROOM - A room containing a toilet, sink, and bathtub or bathtub-shower combination. In appraisal for federally insured mortgages, a toilet and sink (no bathtub or shower) equal a half bathroom; a toilet, sink and stall shower equal a three quarter bathroom.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-06-04 01:36:22 GMT)
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以前在加州居住时，常见当地中文报纸上有“"三卧两厅两浴一厕"”之类的广告。
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-06-04 02:02:11 GMT)
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应为：
3/4 bathroom － 淋浴卫生间
1/2 bathroom － 厕所
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Comment: "谢谢你，老孙。也非常感谢billychang，您的解释和建议对我也非常有帮助！"
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2 hrs
xiaoyanchen
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3/4卫生间
In the Chinese newspapers here in the US., I found people always use the fraction plus Chinese format.
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billychang
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Chinese
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配花洒的浴室没有浴缸)
没有浴缸，只有花洒的浴室
Like 1/2 bath with sink and commode
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Note added at 9 hrs (2006-06-04 07:54:26 GMT)
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commode =坐厕, john, head
Like 1/2 bath with sink and commode
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Note added at 9 hrs (2006-06-04 07:54:26 GMT)
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commode =坐厕, john, head
Peer comment(s):
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chica nueva
: commode? 坐厕椅 only for elderly or sick people? used in rest homes, rather than hotels?
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No. It is US term. It means the bath room has a enclosed shower stall and no bathtub so you can only take a shower and not a bath. It is a space issue. Shower stall takes less space than a bathtub.
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四卧室三浴室
旅馆设施：
1/2 bathroom = 二卧室一浴室
4 Bedroom/3 Bathroom villa, with Private Screened Pool
1/2 bathroom = 二卧室一浴室
4 Bedroom/3 Bathroom villa, with Private Screened Pool
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