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易拉罐

yìlāguàn

pull-tab can; aluminium can

A drink can with a lifted pull tab next to a recycling bin
Memory picture

Characters in this word

拉 lā

Strokes
8
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 立 to stand
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

罐 guàn

Strokes
23
Radical
缶 — earthen crock or jar
Made of
缶 earthen crock or jar 雚 heron
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这种易拉罐采用可回收铝材,既减轻了重量,也降低了运输成本。 Zhè zhǒng yìlāguàn cǎiyòng kě huíshōu lǚcái, jì jiǎnqīng le zhòngliàng, yě jiàngdī le yùnshū chéngběn. This type of can uses recyclable aluminium, reducing both weight and transport costs.
  • 喝完饮料后,请把易拉罐丢进回收箱,不要乱扔。 Hē wán yǐnliào hòu, qǐng bǎ yìlāguàn diū jìn huíshōuxiāng, bú yào luàn rēng. After finishing your drink, please put the can in the recycling bin; don't litter.
  • 他收集了上百个易拉罐,卖给废品站换了一些零花钱。 Tā shōují le shàng bǎi ge yìlāguàn, mài gěi fèipǐnzhàn huànle yīxiē líng huāqián. He collected over a hundred aluminium cans and sold them to the scrap station for some pocket money.

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