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“dry waste” in Chinese

Chinese

Pronunciation

Pinyingàn lā jī

Example

请把干垃圾放到楼下的垃圾桶里。qǐng bǎ gàn lā jī fàng dào lóu xià de lā jī tǒng lǐ

Please put the dry waste in the garbage bin downstairs.

Illustration for 干垃圾 (dry waste)

How to say “dry waste” in Chinese

“Dry waste” in Chinese is 干垃圾 (gàn lā jī).

The leftover household-waste stream after useful, hazardous, and food-related materials have been sorted out.

Full entry for 干垃圾: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 干垃圾

这些一次性筷子应该放到干垃圾里。zhè xiē yí cì xìng kuài zi yīng gāi fàng dào gàn lā jī lǐ

These disposable chopsticks should be put in the dry waste.

Tips for using 干垃圾

  • The word's first character does not make physical dryness the deciding test: a clean bottle can belong elsewhere, while a dry but dirty item may remain in this stream.

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