Korean word

혼합쓰레기

Pronunciation

Romanizationhonhapsseuregi

Meaning

  • nounmixed garbage

Example

혼합쓰레기는 비닐에 넣지 마세요.hon hap sseu re gi neun pi ni re neo chi ma se yo

Please do not put mixed garbage in a plastic bag.

Illustration for 혼합쓰레기 (mixed garbage)

More examples

분리수거를 하면 혼합쓰레기 양이 줄어듭니다.pul li su geo reul ha myeon hon hap sseu re gi yang i chu reo deum ni da

Sorting waste reduces the amount of mixed garbage.

Core concept

Different kinds of waste gathered together without being sorted into separate groups.

Common phrases

  • 혼합쓰레기 배출 방법hon hap sseu re gi pae chul pang beop

    how to dispose of mixed garbage

  • 혼합쓰레기 처리장hon hap sseu re gi cheo ri jang

    mixed garbage treatment facility

Similar words

일반쓰레기ilbansseuregi: Everyday household waste placed in the standard non-recyclable trash category.
재활용쓰레기chaehwaryongsseuregi: Paper, plastic bottles, and similar materials collected for recycling.
음식물쓰레기eumsingmulsseuregi: Food scraps, peels, and leftovers that spoil easily.
분리수거pullisugeo: Sorting waste by type so each kind can be collected separately.

Definition in Korean

여러 종류의 쓰레기가 한 봉투나 더미에 섞여 따로 분류되지 않은 쓰레기.yeo reo chong nyu ui sseu re gi ga han pong tu na teo mi e seo kkyeo tta ro pul lyu doe ji a neun sseu re gi

Word origin

The term combines 혼합 (honhap, "mixing"), a Sino-Korean word, with 쓰레기 (sseuregi, "garbage"), so its form directly highlights waste that is mixed.

Usage tips

  • English learners may hear mixed garbage as garbage blended on purpose, but Korean uses this term for an unsorted waste category.

Opposites

Related words

  • 혼합하다honhapadacombineverb

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