(lā jī) - rubbish, refuse, trash in Mandarin

lājī

Traditional: 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tǒng。

Please throw the rubbish in the bin.

。

There is not a scrap of rubbish on the street.

。

We should sort our rubbish.

。

This film is utter rubbish.

。

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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This word is part of lesson 27.