垃圾
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)
垃圾 (lājī) · garbage
垃圾 (lājī) means “garbage; trash”. It is written with 2 characters: 垃 (garbage) + 圾 (garbage). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 垃圾 is built
The characters
垃 lā · garbage
What 垃 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 立 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
圾 jī · garbage
What 圾 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 及jí — to extend
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 及 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请把垃圾扔到外面。Qǐng bǎ lājī rēng dào wàimiàn.Please throw the trash outside.
垃圾桶在哪儿？Lājītǒng zài nǎr?Where is the trash can?
Questions about 垃圾
What does 垃圾 mean?
垃圾 (lājī) means “garbage; trash”.
How do you pronounce 垃圾?
垃圾 is pronounced lājī.
Which HSK level is 垃圾?
垃圾 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
Learn 垃圾 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 53: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.