Chinese word

清运

Pronunciation

Pinyinqīng yùn

Meaning

  • verbhaul away

Example

环卫队把路边的垃圾清运走了。huán wèi duì bǎ lù biān de lā jī qīng yùn zǒu le

The sanitation crew hauled away the garbage from the roadside.

Illustration for 清运 (haul away)

More examples

小区堆放的旧家具需要尽快清运。xiǎo qū duī fàng de jiù jiā jù xū yào jǐn kuài qīng yùn

The old furniture piled up in the residential area needs to be hauled away as soon as possible.

Core concept

Unwanted material is cleared from a place and put on the route to its next destination.

Common phrases

  • 把...清运走bǎ qīng yùn zǒu

    haul ___ away

  • 清运垃圾qīng yùn lā jī

    haul away garbage

Similar words

搬运bān yùn: Move heavy items or loads by carrying or transporting them.
运走yùn zǒu: Take an object away from its current place to another location.
清理qīng lǐ: Remove unwanted objects or rubbish from a place as part of clearing it.

Definition in Chinese

将废弃物、垃圾从现场收集并送往处理或存放地点。jiāng fèi qì wù lā jī cóng xiàn chǎng shōu jí bìng sòng wǎng chú lǐ huò cún fàng dì diǎn

Word origin

The compound 清运 (qīngyùn, "haul away") joins the ideas of clearing something out and transporting it, which gives the verb its waste-removal sense.

Usage tips

  • On signs and public notices, this verb often names a service performed by sanitation workers or contractors, so it sounds more official than a casual verb for moving things.

Other meanings

  • removeverb
  • dispose ofverb

Opposites

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