Chinese word

有害垃圾

Pronunciation

Pinyinyǒu hài lā jī

Meaning

  • nounhazardous waste

Example

请把有害垃圾投放到专用桶里。qǐng bǎ yǒu hài lā jī tóu fàng dào zhuān yòng tǒng lǐ

Please put hazardous waste in the special bin.

Illustration for 有害垃圾 (hazardous waste)

More examples

旧荧光灯属于有害垃圾，请送到指定回收点。jiù yíng guāng dēng shǔ yú yǒu hài lā jī qǐng sòng dào zhǐ dìng huí shōu diǎn

Old fluorescent lamps are hazardous waste, so please take them to the designated recycling point.

Core concept

Waste kept apart from ordinary household discards because its contents can damage people or the environment.

Common phrases

  • 正确处理有害垃圾zhèng què chú lǐ yǒu hài lā jī

    correctly handle hazardous waste

  • 分类投放有害垃圾fēn lèi tóu fàng yǒu hài lā jī

    sort and dispose of hazardous waste

Similar words

可回收垃圾kě huí shōu lā jī: Waste such as paper, bottles, metal, and plastic that can be reused or recycled.
干垃圾gàn lā jī: Daily waste that is difficult to recycle, including dirty paper and old household items.
厨余垃圾chú yú lā jī: Food waste from kitchens, including leftovers, vegetable peels, and fruit cores.
电子垃圾diàn zǐ lā jī: Old electronic devices, batteries, and appliances that may contain harmful substances.

Definition in Chinese

有害垃圾指在日常生活中产生但含有对环境或人体有害成分、需单独收集并按专门方式处理的废弃物。yǒu hài lā jī zhǐ zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng chǎn shēng dàn hán yǒu duì huán jìng huò rén tǐ yǒu hài chéng fèn xū dān dú shōu jí bìng àn zhuān mén fāng shì chú lǐ de fèi qì wù

Word origin

有害垃圾 (yǒuhàilājī, "hazardous waste") is 有害 (yǒuhài, "harmful") plus 垃圾 (lājī, "waste"), so the compound identifies waste that needs controlled disposal.

Usage tips

  • Public signs often sort household discards by treatment method, so a special bin signals that mixed disposal is not the intended route.

Other meanings

  • toxic wastenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 有害化学品yǒu hài huà xué pǐnhazardous chemicalsnoun
  • 有害影响yǒu hài yíng xiǎngharmful effectsnoun

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