Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 垃圾筒
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
trash; refuse; garbage; (coll.) of poor quality; Taiwan pr. [le4 se4]
话筒huàtǒngmicrophone; (telephone) receiver; handset; megaphone; (fig.) mouthpiece; spokesperson
筒tǒngtube; cylinder; to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc); variant of 筒[tong3]
垃圾桶lā jī tǒngrubbish bin; trash can; garbage can; Taiwan pr. [lè sè tǒng]