jiùwù

旧物jiùwùjiùwù

used household item

From Lesson 36:Sorting and donating unused household items·Hardcore Chinese

Usages of jiùwù

我们wǒmen　正在zhèngzài　整理zhěnglǐ　旧物jiùwù。wǒmen zhèngzài zhěnglǐ jiùwù.

We are sorting used household items.

我wǒ　想xiǎng　捐赠juānzèng　这些zhèxiē　旧物jiùwù。wǒ xiǎng juānzèng zhèxiē jiùwù.

I want to donate these used household items.

请qǐng　把bǎ　旧物jiùwù　打包dǎbāo。qǐng bǎ jiùwù dǎbāo.

Please pack up the used household items.

捐赠juānzèng　旧物jiùwù　可以kěyǐ　腾出téngchū　空间kōngjiān。juānzèng jiùwù kěyǐ téngchū kōngjiān.

Donating used household items can free up space.

自从zìcóng　知道zhīdào　捐赠点juānzèngdiǎn　以后yǐhòu，　我wǒ　没méi　浪费làngfèi　过guo　旧物jiùwù。zìcóng zhīdào juānzèngdiǎn yǐhòu, wǒ méi làngfèi guo jiùwù.

Ever since I learned about the donation point, I have not wasted used household items.

趁chèn　旧物jiùwù　还hái　在zài　这里zhèlǐ，　先xiān　消毒xiāodú　吧ba。chèn jiùwù hái zài zhèlǐ, xiān xiāodú ba.

While the used household items are still here, disinfect them first.

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