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厨余

廚餘
chúyú
noun

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 4
厨余垃圾要单独投放。
Chúyú lājī yào dāndú tóufàng.
Food waste needs to be disposed of separately.
HSK 7-9
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.
HSK 7-9
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