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浪费

to waste

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

lang4fei4 • làngfèi

Meaning

Primary

to waste

Alternatives

waste, wasted, wasting, wastes, wasteful

Mnemonic

浪费 To waste is to spend 浪 wave after 浪 wave of 费 expense on something only to get nothing in return.

Usage

浪费 时间 就 是 浪费 生命。

To waste time is to waste life.

不要 浪费 时间。

Don't waste time.

浪费 人力 物力

waste manpower and resources