马桶

• 拼音: mǎ tǒng
• 汉字拆解: 马 = pictograph of a horse; 桶 = 木 (wood) + 甬 (path/tube) — a wooden barrel or cylinder

含义

Toilet; a seated flush toilet. The standard term for a sit-down porcelain bowl used for disposal of bodily waste.

Almost exclusively refers to the sitting-style flush toilet as opposed to a squat toilet (蹲坑). The word is standard in everyday speech and not considered crude. Smart toilets (智能马桶) have gained cultural prominence.

例句

1. 老式公共厕所多为蹲坑，而新建的商场和写字楼则普遍安装了马桶。
2. 她入住酒店后发现马桶堵了，立即致电前台请求维修服务。
3. 智能马桶在日本的普及率极高，许多中国游客回国后也纷纷购置安装。

用法指南

语境: daily life, home, sanitation

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 智能马桶集自动冲洗、座圈加热和温水清洁于一体，在提升如厕舒适度的同时也有效降低了卫生纸的使用量。(Smart toilets combine automatic flushing, heated seats, and warm-water cleansing, improving bathroom comfort while also effectively reducing toilet paper consumption.)
• 安装马桶时需注意坑距规格，坑距不符会导致马桶无法正常安装，务必提前测量确认。(When installing a toilet, pay attention to the drain-hole distance; a mismatch in specifications will prevent proper installation, so measure and confirm in advance.)

错误说法

• 用马桶泛指所有类型的厕所设施 — 马桶 specifically refers to a sit-down flush toilet; squat toilets are 蹲坑 or 蹲厕, and the overall bathroom facility is 卫生间 or 厕所

起源与历史

马 (horse) + 桶 (barrel/bucket) — historically a wooden bucket-shaped seat used for elimination, resembling a horse-riding posture

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal