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桶

tǒng · tong

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Measure words: 个 gè, 只 zhī

Meaning

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  1. bucket
  2. (trash) can
  3. barrel (of oil etc)
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The red bucket

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，帮(bāng)我(wǒ)拿一下(náyīxià)那个(nàge)桶(tǒng)。

    Liangliang, grab that bucket for me.

  2. Liangliang

    哪个(nǎge)？这儿(zhèr)有(yǒu)三个(sāngè)桶(tǒng)。

    Which one? There are three buckets here.

  3. Dengdeng

    红色(hóngsè)的(de)，里面(lǐmiàn)有(yǒu)水(shuǐ)。

    The red one. It has water inside.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)重(zhòng)！桶(tǒng)里(lǐ)装(zhuāng)了(le)多少(duōshao)水(shuǐ)？

    So heavy! How much water is in the bucket?

  5. Dengdeng

    满满(mǎnmǎn)一桶(yītǒng)，我(wǒ)要(yào)浇花(jiāohuā)。

    A full bucket. I'm going to water the flowers.

  6. Liangliang

    一桶(yītǒng)太(tài)多(duō)了(le)，花(huā)喝不完(hēbùwán)的(de)。

    A bucket is too much. The flowers can't drink it all.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)将(jiāng)水(shuǐ)倒(dào)入(rù)了(le)桶(tǒng)中(zhōng)。

I poured water into the bucket.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ydcok · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

酒(jiǔ)被(bèi)放(fàng)在(zài)桶(tǒng)里(lǐ)发(fā)酵(jiào)。

Wine is put in barrels to mature.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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