垃圾
lājīTraditional: 垃圾
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Translation
rubbish, refuse, trash
Word origin
A two-character word for waste in which both 垃 and 圾 carry the earth radical 土, the pair functioning together as a single bound word for refuse.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 垃 (lā) + 圾 (jī), both with the 土 (earth) radical
Stroke order
垃
圾
Examples
桶。
Please throw the rubbish in the bin.
。
There is not a scrap of rubbish on the street.
。
We should sort our rubbish.
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This film is utter rubbish.
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The rubbish is collected every morning.
垃圾 (lā jī) means rubbish, refuse or trash. It is used for waste material and, figuratively, for something worthless.
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