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Usages of xǐshǒujiān
咖啡馆 楼下 有 洗手间， 书店 的 洗手间 在 楼上。kāfēiguǎn lóuxià yǒu xǐshǒujiān, shūdiàn de xǐshǒujiān zài lóushàng.
There is a restroom downstairs in the café; the bookstore’s restroom is upstairs.
她 先 上 楼上 的 洗手间， 再 下来 跟 我 一起 继续 购物。tā xiān shàng lóushàng de xǐshǒujiān, zài xiàlái gēn wǒ yìqǐ jìxù gòuwù.
She first goes upstairs to the restroom, then comes back down and continues shopping with me.
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