桶
tǒng
Meaning
- bucket
- (trash) can
- barrel (of oil etc)
Definition
桶，一种圆柱形的容器，通常用于盛装液体或固体物品。
Bucket or barrel, a cylindrical container typically used for holding liquids or solid items.
Usage
通常作为名词使用，指代容器；也可作为量词，用于计量装在桶中的物品。常见于日常生活、工业、农业等领域。
Commonly used as a noun to refer to the container; also used as a measure word for items contained in buckets. Found in daily life, industry, agriculture, etc.
Examples
- 1 请把水倒进这个桶里。 (Please pour the water into this bucket.)
- 2 他提着一桶油漆去粉刷墙壁。 (He carried a bucket of paint to paint the wall.)
- 3 这个垃圾桶需要清理了。 (This trash can needs to be cleaned.)
- 4 农民们用桶来装牛奶。 (Farmers use buckets to hold milk.)
- 5 一桶石油可以提炼出多种产品。 (A barrel of oil can yield various products.)
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