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丢弃

diū qì · diu qi

Traditional 丟棄

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to discard
  2. to abandon
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The red battery bin

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，这个(zhège)红色(hóngsè)的(de)桶(tǒng)是(shì)做(zuò)什么(shénme)的(de)？

    Dengdeng, what is this red bin for?

  2. Dengdeng

    是(shì)放(fàng)旧(jiù)电池(diànchí)的(de)。不要(bùyào)随便(suíbiàn)丢弃(diūqì)，要(yào)放进(fàngjìn)这里(zhèlǐ)。

    It is for old batteries. Do not throw them away just anywhere. Put them in here.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)以前(yǐqián)都(dōu)扔进(rēngjìn)普通(pǔtōng)垃圾桶(lājītǒng)。

    I used to put them all in the normal bin.

  4. Dengdeng

    旧(jiù)电池(diànchí)随便(suíbiàn)丢弃(diūqì)，对(duì)环境(huánjìng)不好(bùhǎo)。

    Old batteries thrown away anywhere are bad for the environment.

  5. Liangliang

    懂了(dǒngle)，我(wǒ)明天(míngtiān)把(bǎ)家里(jiālǐ)的(de)十二节(shíèrjié)旧(jiù)电池(diànchí)都(dōu)带来(dàilái)。

    Got it. Tomorrow I will bring all twelve old batteries from home.

  6. Dengdeng

    十二节(shíèrjié)？！你家(nǐjiā)的(de)遥控器(yáokòngqì)是不是(shìbùshì)都(dōu)没电(méidiàn)了(le)？

    Twelve?! Are all your remote controls out of battery?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)过(guò)期(qī)的(de)药(yào)品(pǐn)丢(diū)弃(qì)到(dào)指(zhǐ)定(dìng)的(de)回(huí)收(shōu)箱(xiāng)里(lǐ)。

Please discard expired medicines in the designated recycling bin.

02

他(tā)舍(shě)不(bu)得(de)丢(diū)弃(qì)这(zhè)些(xiē)旧(jiù)照(zhào)片(piàn)，因(yīn)为(wèi)它(tā)们(men)承(chéng)载(zài)着(zhe)许(xǔ)多(duō)回(huí)忆(yì)。

He can't bear to throw away these old photos, because they carry many memories.

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