粪池 (fèn chí) — cesspool; septic tank; manure pit

Definition

Examples

• 农村的粪池通常建在院子后面。
  Nóng cūn de fèn chí tōng cháng jiàn zài yuàn zi hòu miàn.
  In rural areas, manure pits are usually built behind the yard.
• 这栋楼没有接入市政排污管，只能靠粪池处理污水。
  Zhè dòng lóu méi yǒu jiē rù shì zhèng pái wū guǎn, zhǐ néng kào fèn chí chǔ lǐ wū shuǐ.
  This building is not connected to the municipal sewage system and can only rely on a septic tank to treat wastewater.
• 清理粪池是一项又脏又累的工作。
  Qīng lǐ fèn chí shì yí xiàng yòu zāng yòu lèi de gōng zuò.
  Cleaning a cesspool is a dirty and tiring job.