捡破烂

在捡破烂那被烧掉的房子里找到的

Found in the burned-down house where they were scavenging for scrap.

— 母亲 (2009)

捡破烂当锻炼身体了

I treat picking up recyclables as a form of exercise.

— Hi, Mom (2021)

那个捡破烂的家烧掉了听说人也烧死了

I heard the scrap collector’s house burned down, and they died in the fire too.

— 母亲 (2009)

给晓玲啊这玩意儿比我爸捡破烂挣得多呀

This thing earns more money for Xiaoling than my dad makes collecting recyclables.

— Hi, Mom (2021)

我是捡破烂的

I collect recyclables for a living.

— 孤胆特工 (2010)