Chinese word

可回收物

Pronunciation

Pinyinkě huí shōu wù

Meaning

  • nounrecyclables

Example

请把可回收物放到蓝色垃圾桶。qǐng bǎ kě huí shōu wù fàng dào lán sè lā jī tǒng

Please put the recyclables in the blue trash bin.

Illustration for 可回收物 (recyclables)

More examples

请先把可回收物清洗干净再分类。qǐng xiān bǎ kě huí shōu wù qīng xǐ gān jìng zài fēn lèi

Please wash the recyclables clean before sorting them.

Core concept

Waste sorted out because its material can enter a new production cycle.

Common phrases

  • 清洗可回收物qīng xǐ kě huí shōu wù

    wash recyclables

  • 分类可回收物fēn lèi kě huí shōu wù

    sort recyclables

Similar words

回收物huí shōu wù: Collected waste or old items intended for recycling or further use.
可回收垃圾kě huí shōu lā jī: Waste set aside for pickup and recycling.

Definition in Chinese

由回收体系收集并能作为原料再加工或再利用的废弃物，通常包括纸张、塑料瓶、玻璃容器和金属等。yóu huí shōu tǐ xì shōu jí bìng néng zuò wéi yuán liào zài jiā gōng huò zài lì yòng de fèi qì wù tōng cháng bāo kuò zhǐ zhāng sù liào píng bō lí róng qì hé jīn shǔ děng

Word origin

可 (kě, "can") + 回收 (huíshōu, "collect and recycle") + 物 (wù, "thing") forms a label for waste that can be collected and made into useful material again.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this noun names a waste-sorting category on bins and signs, while English often uses recyclable as an adjective for an individual item.

Opposites

Related words

  • 可回收kě huí shōurecyclableadjective
  • 回收利用huí shōu lì yòngrecycleverb

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