Chinese word

回收箱

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuí shōu xiāng

Meaning

  • nounrecycling bin

Example

小区门口有一个回收箱。xiǎo qū mén kǒu yǒu yí gè huí shōu xiāng

There is a recycling bin at the entrance to the housing complex.

Illustration for 回收箱 (recycling bin)

More examples

我把旧书放进了小区的回收箱。wǒ bǎ jiù shū fàng jìn le xiǎo qū de huí shōu xiāng

I put the old books in the recycling bin at the housing complex.

Core concept

A public container that holds discarded materials set aside for recovery and reuse.

Common phrases

  • 小区回收箱xiǎo qū huí shōu xiāng

    housing-complex recycling bin

  • 公共回收箱gōng gòng huí shōu xiāng

    public recycling bin

  • 纸类回收箱zhǐ lèi huí shōu xiāng

    paper recycling bin

Similar words

垃圾桶lā jī tǒng: A large container used for putting ordinary household or outdoor waste.
分类垃圾桶fēn lèi lā jī tǒng: Several bins set up to collect different kinds of waste separately.
回收点huí shōu diǎn: A place where recyclable waste is collected for a short time.

Definition in Chinese

放置在公共场所或小区，用来收集可回收物品的容器，便于资源回收和再利用。fàng zhì zài gōng gòng cháng suǒ huò xiǎo qū yòng lái shōu jí kě huí shōu wù pǐn de róng qì biàn yú zī yuán huí shōu hé zài lì yòng

Word origin

回 (huí, "return") + 收 (shōu, "collect") + 箱 (xiāng, "box") forms the idea of a box that gathers materials back for use.

Usage tips

  • Sorting labels matter because food-soiled items and batteries may require different collection streams.

Other meanings

  • collection boxnoun

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