Chinese word

厨余垃圾

Pronunciation

Pinyinchú yú lā jī

Meaning

  • nounfood waste

Example

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.

Illustration for 厨余垃圾 (food waste)

More examples

下厨后要及时清理厨余垃圾，用袋子包好再扔。xià chú hòu yào jí shí qīng lǐ chú yú lā jī yòng dài zi bāo hǎo zài rēng

After cooking, promptly clean up the food waste, wrap it in a bag, and then throw it away.

Core concept

Kitchen discards that naturally break down, including meal leftovers and scraps from preparing food.

Common phrases

  • 厨余垃圾桶chú yú lā jī tǒng

    food waste bin

  • 厨余垃圾袋chú yú lā jī dài

    food waste bag

  • 清理厨余垃圾qīng lǐ chú yú lā jī

    clean up food waste

Similar words

湿垃圾shī lā jī: Food waste that contains much moisture and rots easily.

Definition in Chinese

厨房产生的可腐烂有机废料，常指饭菜剩余、果蔬皮核、茶叶渣和蛋壳等。chú fáng chǎn shēng de kě fǔ làn yǒu jī fèi liào cháng zhǐ fàn cài shèng yú guǒ shū pí hé chá yè zhā hé dàn ké děng

Word origin

厨 (chú, "kitchen") + 余 (yú, "remaining") identifies kitchen leftovers, while 垃圾 (lājī, "waste") marks them as discarded material, forming a term for organic kitchen refuse.

Usage tips

  • A food container is not automatically part of this category, because sorting follows the material being discarded rather than what the container held.

Opposites

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