桶

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HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Common

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Definitions

1. bucket
2. (trash) can
3. barrel (of oil etc)

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Word relationships

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• 水桶 shuǐ tǒng 水桶 shuǐ tǒng bucket 桶 often refers to a general container; 水桶 specifically means water bucket.: bucket
• 垃圾桶 lā jī tǒng 垃圾桶 lā jī tǒng rubbish bin 桶 can be a trash can; 垃圾桶 explicitly means trash can.: rubbish bin

Usage notes

Common mistakes

桶 is a container, not a unit of measurement like the English 'barrel'. For liquid measures, use 升 (liter) or 加仑 (gallon).

Example Sentences

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这 桶 油漆是红色的。

This bucket of paint is red.

這個 桶 有個洞。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 9170865)

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Words Containing 桶

• 垃圾桶 垃圾桶 lā jī tǒng: rubbish bin
• 马桶 马桶 mǎ tǒng: chamber pot
• 便桶 便桶 biàn tǒng: chamber pot
• 冰桶 冰桶 bīng tǒng: ice bucket
• 半桶水 半桶水 bàn tǒng shuǐ: (coll.) (of one's skills, knowledge etc) limited
• 喷桶 喷桶 pēn tǒng: watering can
• 大桶 大桶 dà tǒng: barrel
• 抽水马桶 抽水马桶 chōu shuǐ mǎ tǒng: flush toilet
• 木桶 木桶 mù tǒng: cask
• 桶口 桶口 tǒng kǒu: bunghole
• 桶孔 桶孔 tǒng kǒng: bunghole
• 水桶 水桶 shuǐ tǒng: bucket
• 洗涤桶 洗涤桶 xǐ dí tǒng: washtub
• 第一桶金 第一桶金 dì yī tǒng jīn: the initial profits from an economic endeavour
• 箍桶 箍桶 gū tǒng: hooped barrel
• 箍桶匠 箍桶匠 gū tǒng jiàng: cooper
• 箍桶店 箍桶店 gū tǒng diàn: coopery
• 饭桶 饭桶 fàn tǒng: rice tub (from which cooked rice or other food is served)
• 马桶拔 马桶拔 mǎ tǒng bá: plunger for unblocking toilet