桶
tǒng
Pinyin

Definition

桶
 - 
tǒng
  1. bucket
  2. (trash) can
  3. barrel (of oil etc)
  4. CL:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (9)

桶
tǒng
  1. 1 bucket
  2. 2 (trash) can
  3. 3 barrel (of oil etc)
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
  5. 5 classifier: 只 zhī
水桶
shuǐ tǒng
  1. 1 bucket
马桶
mǎ tǒng
  1. 1 chamber pot
  2. 2 wooden pan used as toilet
  3. 3 toilet bowl
冰桶
bīng tǒng
  1. 1 ice bucket
垃圾桶
lā jī tǒng
  1. 1 rubbish bin
  2. 2 trash can
  3. 3 garbage can
  4. 4 Taiwan pr. [lè sè tǒng]

Sample Sentences

我们也很努力地安慰开导这位同事，可是一次两次可以，时间久了我们的心情也会变得很糟糕，我们也不是专门被倒苦水的桶子啊。
wǒmen yě hěn nǔlì de ānwèi kāidǎo zhè wèi tóngshì ，kěshì yīcì liǎng cì kěyǐ ，shíjiān jiǔ le wǒmen de xīnqíng yě huì biànde hěn zāogāo ，wǒmen yě bù shì zhuānmén bèi dào kǔshuǐ de tǒngzi ā 。
We tried to comfort him and talk him round, but one or two attempts is OK, after a longer period of time it would put us in a bad mood too, we're not purely vessels into which he can pour away his troubles.
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哈哈，你可真幽默。也对啊，专门被倒苦水的桶子应该是心理咨询师，或许那位先生应该花点钱去倒苦水哈。
hāhā ，nǐ kě zhēn yōumò 。yě duì ā ，zhuānmén bèi dào kǔshuǐ de tǒngzi yīnggāi shì xīnlǐ zīxúnshī ，huòxǔ nà wèi xiānsheng yīnggāi huā diǎnr qián qù dào kǔshuǐ hā 。
Ha ha, you're funny. But it's true, vessels into which people can pour away their troubles would be counselors. Maybe that guy should spend a bit of money to spill out his troubles.
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这...你怎么突然想到离婚的事呀？我...我这几天之所以晚回家是因为工作忙，马桶...我等会儿就去刷...
zhè ...nǐ zěnme tūrán xiǎngdào líhūn de shì ya ？wǒ ...wǒ zhè jǐtiān zhī suǒyǐ wǎn huíjiā shì yīnwèi gōngzuò máng ，mǎtǒng ...wǒ děnghuǐr jiù qù shuā ...
Eh... What made you suddenly think of divorce? I... the reason I've been late home from work over the last couple of days is because I've been busy and I'll go and clean the toilet in a bit...
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我刚刚好像把易拉罐丢到垃圾桶了。
wǒ gānggāng hǎoxiàng bǎ yìlāguàn diū dào lājītǒng le 。
I might have just thrown a plastic bottle in the trash can.
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马桶冲不下去。
mǎtǒng chōng bù xiàqu 。
The toilet won't flush.
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马桶不能冲。
mǎtǒng bùnéng chōng 。
I can't flush my toilet.
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马桶堵（住）了。
mǎtǒng dǔ （zhù ）le 。
The toilet is blocked
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很多。冰箱里有三罐可乐、两瓶汽水还有一桶啤酒。
hěn duō 。bīngxiāng lǐ yǒu sān guàn kělè 、liǎng píng qìshuǐ háiyǒu yī tǒng píjiǔ 。
Yes lots. In the fridge there are three cans of coca cola, two bottles of soda and a cask of beer.
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吃了一桶冰淇淋了。
chī le yī tǒng bīngqílín le 。
I ate a tub of ice cream.
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唉！虽然我也帮不了什么忙，但是我很愿意当你的苦水桶，你有什么话想找人聊聊，随时可以找我。
ài ！suīrán wǒ yě bāngbuliǎo shénme máng ，dànshì wǒ hěn yuànyì dāng nǐ de kǔshuǐtǒng ，nǐ yǒu shénme huà xiǎng zhǎo rén liáoliao ，suíshí kěyǐ zhǎo wǒ 。
A: Agh! Although I can't do anything, I'm happy to be a shoulder for you to cry on. If you ever need to chat, you can always call me.
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