垃圾分类

垃圾分類

lājīfēnlèi

noun

Meanings

1 garbage sorting
2 waste classification

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Examples

上海从2019年开始强制垃圾分类。

Shànghǎi cóng 2019 nián kāishǐ qiángzhì lājī fēnlèi.

Shanghai has required garbage sorting since 2019.

垃圾分成可回收、厨余、有害和其他四类。

Lājī fēn chéng kě huíshōu, chúyú, yǒuhài hé qítā sì lèi.

Trash is sorted into four types: recyclable, food, hazardous, and other.

阿姨每天在小区门口指导垃圾分类。

Āyí měitiān zài xiǎoqū ménkǒu zhǐdǎo lājī fēnlèi.

The aunty at the compound gate gives daily garbage-sorting guidance.

Tips

culture

Shanghai's 2019 mandatory sorting became a nationwide meme with the 'aunty question': 你是什么垃圾？(What kind of trash are you?) Categories vary by city but typically: 可回收物/厨余垃圾/有害垃圾/其他垃圾.

Stroke Order

垃 lā

圾 jī

分 fēn

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