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"相煎何太急!"
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Glossary entry

Chinese term or phrase:

反复使用的

English translation:

reusable

Added to glossary by Lu Yi
Sep 24, 2002 09:30
21 yrs ago
Chinese term

反复使用的

Chinese to English Other
when referring to products as opposed to "disposable"
Proposed translations (English)
4 +10 reusable
5 recycle

Proposed translations

+10
3 mins
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reusable

reusable is what first comes to mind. Will add note if I think of something better.
Peer comment(s):
agree liberation : Spot on.
44 mins
agree tamhas : Yes. Disposable refers to an object only to be able to be used once. The opposite to this would be reusable. Keep in mind, many products are reusable but not recyclable, and vice versa.
1 hr
agree jinshi
2 hrs
agree Summit
5 hrs
agree Sunshine Wang
6 hrs
agree Ina Yee
7 hrs
agree Scott Li
7 hrs
agree Kevin Yang
9 hrs
agree Ralph Dunsdon
18 hrs
agree Francis Fine : This is a good answer that is opposed to disposable. But as colleague Buchan indicated, the chinese term は蝋ㄏノ has other meanings and implications.
1 day 8 hrs
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks"
11 mins

recycle

i think recycle is ok
Peer comment(s):
neutral Summit : recyclable matching disposable, no comment as to: the essence of these two terms
5 hrs
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