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垃圾桶

lā jī tǒng · la ji tong

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Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. rubbish bin
  2. trash can
  3. garbage can
  4. Taiwan pr. [lè sè tǒng]
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Where is the trash can?

  1. Dengdeng

    烤玉米(kǎoyùmǐ)吃完(chīwán)了(le)，附近(fùjìn)有(yǒu)垃圾桶(lājītǒng)吗(ma)？

    I finished the grilled corn. Is there a trash can nearby?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)……那边(nàbian)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)垃圾桶(lājītǒng)。

    Let me look... there's a trash can over there.

  3. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)那个(nàge)垃圾桶(lājītǒng)已经(yǐjīng)满(mǎn)了(le)。

    But that trash can is already full.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)怎么办(zěnmebàn)？

    So what do we do?

  5. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，我(wǒ)把(bǎ)玉米棒(yùmǐbàng)放进(fàngjìn)包(bāo)里(lǐ)，回家(huíjiā)再(zài)扔(rēng)。

    Never mind. I'll put the cob in my bag and throw it away at home.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

给(gěi)丢(diū)到(dào)垃(lā)圾(jī)桶(tǒng)里(lǐ)去(qù)。

Toss it into the trash.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by mailohilohi · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)用(yòng)过(guò)的(de)纸(zhǐ)巾(jīn)扔(rēng)进(jìn)垃(lā)圾(jī)桶(tǒng)。

Please throw the used tissues into the trash can.

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