How to Say "Trash Can" in Chinese

垃圾桶

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The English phrase "trash can" is 垃圾桶 (lājītǒng) in Chinese.

垃圾桶 is used to refer to a container designed to hold waste materials before they are disposed of.

What does it mean word for word?

The word 垃圾桶 is composed of 垃圾 (trash) and 桶 (bucket/can).

垃圾桶 is common in Mandarin-speaking regions.

垃圾桶 is a noun and does not change its form for plurality or tense.

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The term 垃圾 (trash) is a phonetic loanword from the English word 'rubbish', specifically adapted from the Cantonese pronunciation of the word.
The word 垃圾 can also be used metaphorically in slang to describe something or someone of very low quality or 'garbage' in a person's social circle.
In mainland China, you will often see a 垃圾桶 divided into two colors to support 'waste sorting' (垃圾分类), separating 'recyclable' and 'other' waste.

垃圾桶空了。
The trash can is empty.
This sentence is useful for noting that the 垃圾桶 is empty.
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请将垃圾放入垃圾桶。
Please put the trash into the trash can.
把垃圾扔进垃圾箱吧。
Throw the trash into the trash can.
把垃圾倒进垃圾篓里去。
Empty the trash into the garbage bin.
把垃圾装进垃圾桶。
Put the trash in the trash can.
把垃圾放进垃圾箱里。
Put the garbage into the garbage bin.
请把垃圾放在垃圾桶里。
Qǐng bǎ lājī fàng zài lājitǒng lǐ.
Please put the trash in the trash can.
那个垃圾桶在门口。
Nàge lājitǒng zài ménkǒu.
That trash can is at the entrance.

A man and a woman are cleaning up a room.

雨婷 Yuting

志强，请帮我拿一下那个垃圾桶。
Zhìqiáng, qǐng bāng wǒ ná yīxià nàge lājitǒng.
Zhiqiang, please help me get that trash can.
志强 Zhiqiang

好的，雨婷，这个可以吗？
Hǎo de, Yǔtíng, zhège kěyǐ ma?
Okay, Yuting, is this one alright?
雨婷 Yuting

是的，就用这个。
Shì de, jiù yòng zhège.
Yes, use this one.
志强 Zhiqiang

没问题。
Méi wèntí.
No problem.

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