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垃圾

lā jī · la ji

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HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. trash
  2. refuse
  3. garbage
  4. (coll.) of poor quality
  5. Taiwan pr. [lè sè]
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Taking out the trash

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)要(yào)出门(chūmén)吗(ma)？

    Liangliang, are you going out?

  2. Liangliang

    要(yào)，怎么(zěnme)了(le)？

    Yes, what is it?

  3. Dengdeng

    请(qǐng)你(nǐ)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)把(bǎ)垃圾(lājī)带下去(dàixiàqù)。

    Please take the trash down for me.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)。哪(nǎ)一袋(yīdài)是(shì)垃圾(lājī)？

    OK. Which bag is the trash?

  5. Dengdeng

    左边(zuǒbian)的(de)是(shì)垃圾(lājī)，右边(yòubian)的(de)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)午饭(wǔfàn)！

    The left one is trash, the right one is my lunch!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

别(bié)忘(wàng)了(le)把(bǎ)垃(lā)圾(jī)拿(ná)出(chū)去(qù)。

Don't forget to take out the garbage.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mirrorvan · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)垃(lā)圾(jī)扔(rēng)进(jìn)那(nà)个(ge)垃(lā)圾(jī)桶(tǒng)里(lǐ)。

Please throw the trash into that trash can.

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