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浪費

to waste

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

lang4fei4 • làngfèi

Meaning

Primary

to waste

Alternatives

waste, wasted, wasting, wastes, wasteful

Mnemonic

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

Usage

浪費 時間 就 是 浪費 生命。

To waste time is to waste life.

不要 浪費 時間。

Don't waste time.

浪費 人力 物力

waste manpower and resources

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