Usage note
桶表示装东西的大容器。
tǒng biǎo shì zhuāng dōng xī de dà róng qì。
Bucket means a container used to hold things.
Context note
桶常用于水、垃圾和工具。
tǒng cháng yòng yú shuǐ 、 lā jī hé gōng jù。
Bucket often appears with water, trash, and tools.
5 examples
一个桶。
yí gè tǒng。
A bucket.
桶里有水。
tǒng lǐ yǒu shuǐ。
There is water in the bucket.
请拿桶来。
qǐng ná tǒng lái。
Please bring the bucket.
这个桶很大。
zhè ge tǒng hěn dà。
This bucket is very big.
把水倒进桶里。
bǎ shuǐ dǎo jìn tǒng lǐ。
Pour the water into the bucket.
5 mini stories
他提着一桶水回来了。
tā tí zhe yì tǒng shuǐ huí lái le。
He came back carrying a bucket of water.
桶里装着很多东西。
tǒng lǐ zhuāng zhe hěn duō dōng xī。
There are many things in the bucket.
妈妈让我把桶拿过去。
mā ma ràng wǒ bǎ tǒng ná guò qù。
Mom asked me to take the bucket over.
这个桶可以装垃圾。
zhè ge tǒng kě yǐ zhuāng lā jī。
This bucket can hold trash.
小朋友喜欢玩水桶。
xiǎo péng yǒu xǐ huan wán shuǐ tǒng。
Children like playing with buckets.
Mini dialogue
接雨水
A
你看，那个桶里装满了雨水。
Nǐ kàn, nà ge tǒng lǐ zhuāng mǎn le yǔshuǐ.
Look, that bucket is full of rainwater.
B
我们可以用这个桶浇花。
Wǒmen kěyǐ yòng zhè ge tǒng jiāo huā.
We can use this bucket to water the flowers.
帮忙提水
A
这个桶太重了，我提不动。
Zhè ge tǒng tài zhòng le, wǒ tí bú dòng.
This bucket is too heavy; I can't carry it.
B
别担心，我来帮你一起提桶。
Bié dānxīn, wǒ lái bāng nǐ yìqǐ tí tǒng.
Don't worry, I'll help you carry the bucket together.
Related words and contrasts
similar
水桶
shuǐ tǒng
water bucket
A common type of 桶 used for carrying water.
related
木桶
mù tǒng
wooden barrel
A 桶 made of wood, often used for storage.
related
垃圾桶
lā jī tǒng
trash can
A container for waste, literally 'rubbish barrel'.