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“throw away” in Chinese

Chinese

Also丢弃 (diū qì) · 废 (fèi) · 丢掉 (diū diào)

Pronunciation

Pinyinrēng

Example

不要把旧东西随便扔。bú yào bǎ jiù dōng xī suí biàn rēng

Don't just throw away old things.

Illustration for 扔 (throw away)

How to say “throw away” in Chinese

“Throw away” in Chinese is 扔 (rēng).

Move an object away from the hand with a decisive throw, including moving an unwanted object out of one's possession.

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

Example sentences with 扔

她把旧衣服扔到回收箱里。tā bǎ jiù yī fú rēng dào huí shōu xiāng lǐ

She threw her old clothes into the recycling bin.

Tips for using 扔

  • In everyday Mandarin, 扔掉 (rēngdiào, "discard completely") adds a result complement that presents the object as gone, while the bare verb leaves the endpoint open.

Other Chinese words for “throw away”

丢弃那些破旧的衣服吧。diū qì nà xiē pò jiù de yī fú ba

Let's throw those old clothes away.

3

废

fèi

verbthrow away

这些旧家具都要废掉。zhè xiē jiù jiā jù dōu yào fèi diào

All these old pieces of furniture need to be thrown away.

4

丢掉

diū diào

verbthrow away

请把坏的水果丢掉。qǐng bǎ huài de shuí guǒ diū diào

Please throw away the bad fruit.

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