Chinese word

垃圾

Pronunciation

Pinyinlā jī

Meaning

  • nountrash

Example

请把垃圾扔到垃圾桶里。qǐng bǎ lā jī rēng dào lā jī tǒng lǐ

Please throw the trash into the trash can.

Illustration for 垃圾 (trash)

More examples

我们应该做好垃圾分类。wǒ men yīng gāi zuò hǎo lā jī fēn lèi

We should sort our trash properly.

Core concept

Unwanted material gathered after daily use and set aside for throwing away.

Common phrases

  • 扔垃圾rēng lā jī

    throw away trash

  • 垃圾桶lā jī tǒng

    trash can

  • 垃圾分类lā jī fēn lèi

    trash sorting

Similar words

垃圾桶lā jī tǒng: A bin or can used to hold waste until it can be emptied.
废品fèi pǐn: Broken or unusable items that may be gathered and processed for recovery or recycling.

Definition in Chinese

人们不再需要而丢弃的东西，通常指日常生活中产生的废弃物或杂物。rén men bú zài xū yào ér diū qì de dōng xī tōng cháng zhǐ rì cháng shēng huó zhōng chǎn shēng de fèi qì wù huò zá wù

Word origin

垃圾 (lājī, "trash") is an established two-character term with older or dialectal pronunciations such as lèsè, while the exact historical origin of its written form remains uncertain.

Usage tips

  • On public bins and notices, 垃圾 (lājī, "trash") is a neutral everyday label, so it does not automatically carry the insulting force that trash can have when English describes a person.

Other meanings

  • wastenoun
  • junknoun

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