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to waste

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

zao1ta4 zāotà

Meaning


Primary

to waste

Alternatives

waste, to ruin, ruin, to spoil, spoil

Mnemonic


You 糟 messed up by dropping food on the floor and 蹋 stepping on it before you could pick it back up. What a 糟蹋 waste!

Usage


不要 糟蹋 食物。

Don't waste food.

糟蹋 時間

to waste time

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