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

HSK 3

公园里到处都有垃圾箱。

Gōngyuán lǐ dàochù dōu yǒu lājīxiāng.

There are trash cans everywhere in the park.

HSK 4

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.

HSK 6

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