回收站 (huíshōuzhàn): recycle bin (computing)

Measure Word

一个回收站 gè

Meanings

1 recycle bin (computing)
2 recycling center
3 waste collection depot

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

文件被移到了回收站。

Wénjiàn bèi yí dào le huíshōuzhàn.

The file has been moved to the recycle bin.

HSK 7-9

小区里有一个回收站。

Xiǎoqū lǐ yǒu yī gè huíshōuzhàn.

There's a recycling center in the neighborhood.

Tips

usage

Originally 'recycling depot'; Windows's 'Recycle Bin' borrowed the term directly. macOS's Trash is 废纸篓 or 垃圾桶 instead.

Stroke Order

回 huí

收 shōu

站 zhàn

Related Words

回收 huíshōu HSK 5 #6,525

to recycle; to reclaim / to recover; to retrieve

收回 shōuhuí HSK 4 #3,416

to take back / to withdraw / to retract

收费站 shōufèizhàn #17,642

tollbooth / toll station

收藏 shōucáng HSK 6 #4,377

to collect (art, antiques, etc.); to keep as a collection / collection; to bookmark/save (online)

回想 huíxiǎng HSK 7-9 #4,916

to recall; to think back; to recollect

回合 huíhé #4,874

round (of a contest) / bout / encounter

回见 huíjiàn #4,500

see you later / goodbye

回应 huíyìng HSK 6 #4,416

to respond; to reply / response; reaction

回复 huífù HSK 4 #4,389

to reply; to respond / to recover; to restore

回归 huíguī HSK 7-9 #4,369

to return / to revert / to come back (to a state or place)