A washbasin is the bowl fixed to the wall of a bathroom where you wash your hands and face and clean your teeth — with a tap above it and a hole at the bottom for the water to run away. It is the small one, not the big one in the kitchen where you wash dishes, and not the bath.

A washbasin is the bowl fixed to the wall of a bathroomwashbasin是固定在浴室牆上的盆子，where you wash your hands and face and clean your teeth用來洗手洗臉刷牙——with a tap above it上面有水龍頭，and a hole at the bottom for the water to run away底部有讓水流走的排水孔。It is the small one它是小的那個，not the big one in the kitchen where you wash dishes不是廚房裡洗碗用的那個大的，and not the bath也不是浴缸。

This is mainly British English; Americans nearly always say "sink", and British people say "sink" a lot too in ordinary talk, so "washbasin" can sound slightly formal or careful — the word you meet on a hotel website, an estate agent's list of rooms, or a plumbing catalogue.

This is mainly British English這主要是英式英文；Americans nearly always say "sink"美國人幾乎都說'sink'，and British people say "sink" a lot too in ordinary talk英國人平常講話也很常說'sink'，so "washbasin" can sound slightly formal or careful所以'washbasin'聽起來會有點正式、講究——the word you meet on a hotel website是你會在飯店網站上看到的字，an estate agent's list of rooms或房仲的房間清單，or a plumbing catalogue或水管零件目錄裡看到的字。

Older British speakers may say "washhand basin", and "basin" on its own is common in Britain when the bathroom is already understood. In writing it appears as one word, and sometimes as two: "wash basin".

Older British speakers may say "washhand basin"年紀較大的英國人可能會說'washhand basin'，and "basin" on its own is common in Britain而'basin'單獨用在英國也很常見，when the bathroom is already understood在已經知道是講浴室的情況下。In writing it appears as one word書寫時通常寫成一個字，and sometimes as two有時候也寫成兩個字："wash basin"「wash basin」。