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    Using 垃圾 (lājī) to refer to garbage or trash

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    Explanation

    垃圾 means "garbage," "trash," or "rubbish" and refers to waste materials that are discarded. It is used in everyday contexts, such as 扔垃圾 (throw away trash) and 垃圾桶 (trash can). In colloquial speech, it can also be used figuratively to describe something of very low quality.

    Examples

    • 别忘了下楼的时候把垃圾扔了。

      Bié wàngle xià lóu de shíhòu bǎ lājī rēng le.

      Don't forget to take out the trash when you go downstairs.

    • 这条街上到处都是垃圾，太脏了。

      Zhè tiáo jiē shàng dàochù dōu shì lājī, tài zāng le.

      There's garbage everywhere on this street; it's so dirty.

    • 小区门口新装了几个垃圾分类回收桶。

      Xiǎoqū ménkǒu xīn zhuāngle jǐ ge lājī fēnlèi huíshōu tǒng.

      Several new garbage sorting and recycling bins have been installed at the entrance of the residential complex.

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