桶

tǒng · tong

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. bucket
  2. (trash) can
  3. barrel (of oil etc)
  4. CL:個 / 个 (gè),隻 / 只 (zhī)

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)将(jiāng)水(shuǐ)倒(dào)入(rù)了(le)桶(tǒng)中(zhōng)。

I poured water into the bucket.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ydcok · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

酒(jiǔ)被(bèi)放(fàng)在(zài)桶(tǒng)里(lǐ)发(fā)酵(jiào)。

Wine is put in barrels to mature.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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