厨余

廚餘

chúyú

noun

Meanings

1 kitchen waste
2 food waste (for recycling / composting)

Characters

remainder, leftover

Examples

厨余垃圾要单独投放。

Chúyú lājī yào dāndú tóufàng.

Food waste needs to be disposed of separately.

上海从2019年开始强制分类,厨余是其中一类。

Shànghǎi cóng èr líng yī jiǔ nián kāishǐ qiángzhì fēnlèi, chúyú shì qízhōng yī lèi.

Shanghai started mandatory waste sorting in 2019, with food waste being one category.

小区新装了厨余处理机。

Xiǎoqū xīn zhuāng le chúyú chǔlǐjī.

The residential compound just installed a food-waste disposal unit.

Tips

culture

Became a household word after Shanghai's 2019 mandatory garbage-sorting rollout, when residents had to answer the viral question 你是什么垃圾? (What kind of trash are you?). The four categories: 可回收 (recyclable), 有害 (hazardous), 厨余/湿 (wet/kitchen), 其他/干 (dry).

Stroke Order

厨 chú

余 yú