垃圾箱

lājīxiāng

noun #8,633

Measure Word

一个垃圾箱 gè

Meanings

1 trash can; garbage bin; rubbish bin
2 waste container

Characters

(used in 垃圾)

(used in 垃圾)

box; container; bin

Garbage + box - a container for trash.

Examples

请把垃圾扔进垃圾箱里。

Qǐng bǎ lājī rēng jìn lājīxiāng lǐ.

Please throw the trash into the garbage bin.

公园里到处都有垃圾箱。

Gōngyuán lǐ dàochù dōu yǒu lājīxiāng.

There are trash cans everywhere in the park.

垃圾箱满了，需要清理。

Lājīxiāng mǎn le, xūyào qīnglǐ.

The garbage bin is full and needs to be emptied.

Tips

usage

垃圾箱 is the standard term. 垃圾桶 is also very common and more colloquial - 桶 means barrel/bucket. In China, bins are often split into 可回收 (recyclable) and 不可回收 (non-recyclable).

Stroke Order

垃 lā

圾 jī

箱 xiāng