Chinese word

垃圾站

Pronunciation

Pinyinlā jī zhàn

Meaning

  • nountrash dump

Example

请把瓶子带到附近的垃圾站。qǐng bǎ píng zi dài dào fù jìn de lā jī zhàn

Please take the bottle to the nearby trash dump.

Illustration for 垃圾站 (trash dump)

More examples

小区的垃圾站每天早上有人清理。xiǎo qū de lā jī zhàn měi tiān zǎo shàng yǒu rén qīng lǐ

Someone cleans the trash dump in the residential complex every morning.

Core concept

A designated stopping place for waste before it is taken away.

Common phrases

  • 小区的垃圾站xiǎo qū de lā jī zhàn

    trash dump in the residential complex

  • 公园里的垃圾站gōng yuán lǐ de lā jī zhàn

    trash dump in the park

  • 学校旁的垃圾站xué xiào páng de lā jī zhàn

    trash dump next to the school

Similar words

垃圾桶lā jī tǒng: A small container for everyday household or street waste.
垃圾车lā jī chē: A special vehicle that collects waste and takes it away.
垃圾房lā jī fáng: A small room in a shared building where waste is stored briefly.
回收站huí shōu zhàn: A place where bottles, paper, and other recyclable waste are collected for reuse.

Definition in Chinese

供临时存放和集中收集废弃物、等待环卫清运的场所，既可为露天点也可设在专用房或围栏内。gōng lín shí cún fàng hé jí zhōng shōu jí fèi qì wù děng dài huán wèi qīng yùn de cháng suǒ jì kě wèi lù tiān diǎn yě kě shè zài zhuān yòng fáng huò wéi lán nèi

Word origin

垃圾站 (lājīzhàn, "trash station") is formed from 垃圾 (lājī, "waste") and 站 (zhàn, "station"), so the compound presents waste as gathering at a place before removal.

Usage tips

  • The noun refers to the shared site where bags are taken, not to the receptacle used to hold waste at home, so context matters when translating it into English.

Other meanings

  • trash collection pointnoun

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