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“food waste” in Chinese

Chinese

Also厨余垃圾 (chú yú lā jī)

Pronunciation

Pinyinshī lā jī

Example

请把湿垃圾和其他垃圾分开。qǐng bǎ shī lā jī hé qí tā lā jī fēn kāi

Please separate the food waste from the other garbage.

Illustration for 湿垃圾 (food waste)

How to say “food waste” in Chinese

“Food waste” in Chinese is 湿垃圾 (shī lā jī).

Kitchen scraps and other moist organic discards placed in their own disposal stream.

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

Example sentences with 湿垃圾

晚饭后请把湿垃圾及时倒掉，避免发臭。wǎn fàn hòu qǐng bǎ shī lā jī jí shí dào diào bì miǎn fā chòu

Please dispose of the food waste promptly after dinner to keep it from smelling bad.

Tips for using 湿垃圾

  • In everyday Chinese, collection details can vary by city, so the accepted-item list for this category follows local instructions rather than a single national household rule.

Other Chinese words for “food waste”

请把厨余垃圾放到绿色垃圾桶里。qǐng bǎ chú yú lā jī fàng dào lǜ sè lā jī tǒng lǐ

Please put the food waste in the green garbage bin.

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