垃
圾

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The word "垃圾" is formed by combining two characters, each constructed as a semantic-phonetic compound. Both characters share the "土" (earth) radical, indicating a relation to dirt or waste. The character "垃" incorporates "立" as its phonetic component to suggest the sound "lā", while "圾" uses "及" as its phonetic component to suggest the sound "jī", together creating the term for "garbage" through their combined semantic and phonetic elements.

Example Sentences Hide

请不要乱扔垃圾。

Qǐng bù yào luàn rēng lājī.

Please do not litter.

垃圾需要分类投放。

Lājī xūyào fēnlèi tóufàng.

Garbage needs to be sorted and disposed of.

我们应该减少垃圾的产生。

Wǒmen yīnggāi jiǎnshǎo lājī de chǎnshēng.

We should reduce the generation of garbage.

处理垃圾是一项重要的环保工作。

Chǔlǐ lājī shì yī xiàng zhòngyào de huánbǎo gōngzuò.

Handling garbage is an important environmental protection task.

随着城市化的发展，垃圾管理成为了挑战。

Suízhe chéngshìhuà de fāzhǎn, lājī guǎnlǐ chéngwéile tiǎozhàn.

With the development of urbanization, garbage management has become a challenge.

Word Definition - 垃圾

lā jī trash; refuse; garbage; (coll.) of poor quality; Taiwan pr. [lè sè]

Individual Character Details

垃 lā
圾 jī