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How to Say ‘There's no hot water in the bathroom, only cold water.’ in Traditional Chinese

浴室沒有熱水,只有冷水。

yù shì méi yǒu rè shuǐ zhǐ yǒu lěng shuǐ

[yùshì méiyǒu rèshuǐ zhǐ yoe lěngshuǐ]

Phrase Breakdown

浴室沒有熱水,

yù shì méi yǒu rè shuǐ

there's no hot water in the bathroom,

The place 浴室 comes first, followed by 沒有 + the thing that is missing.

Example

廚房沒有熱水。

There's no hot water in the kitchen.

Words in this phrase

浴室

yù shì

[yùshì]

bathroom

The room for bathing or showering.

Example

浴室在房間旁邊。

The bathroom is next to the bedroom.

沒有

méi yǒu

[méiyǒu]

not have; there isn't

Negative of 有; in 有沒有 it forms a yes/no question.

Example

你有沒有時間?

Do you have time?

熱水

rè shuǐ

[rèshuǐ]

hot water

Heated water, e.g. from a tap or shower.

Example

我想洗熱水澡。

I want to take a hot shower.

只有冷水。

zhǐ yǒu lěng shuǐ

only cold water.

只有 (zhǐyǒu) means 'only have'. 冷水 (lěngshuǐ) means 'cold water'. Say 只有 as zhíyǒu, because the first of two third tones changes.

Example

冰箱裡只有冷水。

There's only cold water in the fridge.

Words in this phrase

只

zhǐ

[zhǐ]

only

Adverb limiting something to just one thing.

Example

我只喝茶。

I only drink tea.

有

yǒu

[yoe]

to have; there is/are

Used to show possession or that something exists or is available.

Example

我們有很多交流機會。

We have many opportunities to interact.

冷水

lěng shuǐ

[lěngshuǐ]

cold water

Unheated water.

Example

水龍頭只流出冷水。

Only cold water comes out of the tap.

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