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洗手间 (xǐ shǒu jiān): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

洗手间 (xǐ shǒu jiān): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

洗手间 (xǐ shǒu jiān) means toilet; washroom.

下头 (xià tóu): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

下头 (xià tóu): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

下头 (xià tóu) means off-putting; to feel put off (slang).

想念 (xiǎng niàn): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

想念 (xiǎng niàn): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

想念 (xiǎng niàn) means to miss; to remember with longing.

相信 (xiāng xìn): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

相信 (xiāng xìn): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

相信 (xiāng xìn) means to believe; to accept as true.

想要 (xiǎng yào): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

想要 (xiǎng yào): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

想要 (xiǎng yào) means to want to; to feel like.

小心 (xiǎo xīn): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

小心 (xiǎo xīn): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

小心 (xiǎo xīn) means to be careful; to take care.

谢谢 (xiè xie): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

谢谢 (xiè xie): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

谢谢 (xiè xie) means thank you; thanks; to thank.

协议 (xié yì): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

协议 (xié yì): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

协议 (xié yì) means agreement; pact; protocol.

辛苦 (xīn kǔ): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

辛苦 (xīn kǔ): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

辛苦 (xīn kǔ) means hard; exhausting; to work hard; hardship.

幸会 (xìng huì): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

幸会 (xìng huì): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

幸会 (xìng huì) means nice to meet you.

小姐姐 (xiǎo jiě jie): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

小姐姐 (xiǎo jiě jie): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

小姐姐 (xiǎo jiě jie) means an amiable form of address for a young woman; also a girl older than another young child.

XSWL: Meaning in Chinese Internet Language

XSWL: Meaning in Chinese Internet Language

An initialism for 笑死我了: that is hilarious.