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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

垃圾

Pronunciation / Transliteration: lājī

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Garbage/ˈɡɑːr.bɪdʒ/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #2150 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"请把垃圾扔进桶里。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Waste material or unwanted things that you throw away.

    "Please take the garbage out to the bin before you leave."
  2. 2

    Nonsense, absurd or worthless ideas, writing, or information.

    "I tried reading that article, but it was absolute garbage."
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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English word 'garbage', referring initially to the offal of fowls, stemming from Old French 'garbage' (waste or refuse). Over time, the meaning broadened from animal waste to general discarded material and refuse in modern English usage.

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