圾 (jī) - garbage, rubbish, waste & appears primarily in the word 垃圾 (lājī) meaning
圾 · jī
garbage, rubbish, waste;
appears primarily in the word 垃圾 (lājī) meaning trash or garbage.
garbage, rubbish, wasteappears primarily in the word 垃圾 (lājī) meaning
Usage highlights
garbagetrash cangarbage truckgarbage disposalgarbage classificationgarbage dump
Usage & contexts
Examples
- Please throw the garbage in the trash can (扔垃圾).
- This place is full of rubbish (垃圾遍地).
- We need to sort the waste for recycling (垃圾分类).
- He works as a sanitation worker (环卫工人) collecting trash.
Collocations
- garbage(垃圾)
- trash can(垃圾桶)
- garbage truck(垃圾车)
- garbage disposal(垃圾处理)
- garbage classification(垃圾分类)
- garbage dump(垃圾场)
Idioms
- No specific idioms featuring 圾 alone; it appears exclusively in 垃圾
Cultural background
FAQ- The character 圾 is almost exclusively used in the compound word 垃圾 (lājī), which entered Chinese from Min Nan or Wu dialects.
- In modern China, 圾 carries strong associations with waste management and environmental protection campaigns.