fèi

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Definitions

  1. 1. to abolish
  2. 2. to abandon
  3. 3. to abrogate
  4. 4. to discard
  5. 5. to depose
  6. 6. to oust
  7. 7. crippled
  8. 8. abandoned
  9. 9. waste

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Words Containing 废

作废
zuò fèi

to become invalid

半途而废
bàn tú ér fèi

to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished

报废
bào fèi

to scrap; to dispose of (sth worn-out or damaged)

废品
fèi pǐn

production rejects

废墟
fèi xū

ruins

废寝忘食
fèi qǐn wàng shí

to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom)

废物
fèi wù

rubbish

废话
fèi huà

nonsense

废除
fèi chú

to abolish

颓废
tuí fèi

decadent

三废
sān fèi

three types of waste product, namely: waste water 廢水|废水[fèi shuǐ], exhaust gas 廢氣|废气[fèi qì], industrial slag 廢渣|废渣[fèi zhā]

不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán

not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers

以人废言
yǐ rén fèi yán

to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case

低放射性废物
dī fàng shè xìng fèi wù

low-level waste

偏废
piān fèi

to give unequal emphasis to

因噎废食
yīn yē fèi shí

lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face

废人
fèi rén

handicapped person

废品收购站
fèi pǐn shōu gòu zhàn

salvage station

废土
fèi tǔ

waste soil (excavation waste, contaminated soil etc)

废寝忘餐
fèi qǐn wàng cān

see 廢寢忘食|废寝忘食[fèi qǐn wàng shí]

废寝食
fèi qǐn shí

to neglect sleep and food

废弛
fèi chí

to fall into disuse (of laws, customs etc)

废掉
fèi diào

to depose (a king)

废料
fèi liào

waste products

废时
fèi shí

to waste time

废柴
fèi chái

(Cantonese) (coll.) good-for-nothing

废弃
fèi qì

to discard

废止
fèi zhǐ

to repeal (a law)

废气
fèi qì

exhaust gas

废水
fèi shuǐ

waste water

废液
fèi yè

waste liquids

废渣
fèi zhā

industrial waste product

废然
fèi rán

depressed

废物箱
fèi wù xiāng

ash-bin

废物点心
fèi wù diǎn xin

(coll.) a good-for-nothing; a loser

废纸
fèi zhǐ

waste paper

废统
fèi tǒng

\abandonment of reunification\, abolition of the cross-straits reunification committee

废置
fèi zhì

to discard

废旧
fèi jiù

worn out

废藩置县
fèi fān zhì xiàn

to abolish the feudal Han and introduce modern prefectures (refers to reorganization during Meiji Japan)

废话连篇
fèi huà lián piān

a bunch of nonsense

废铜烂铁
fèi tóng làn tiě

scrap metal

废钢
fèi gāng

scrap metal

废铁
fèi tiě

scrap iron

废除军备
fèi chú jūn bèi

to disarm

废黜
fèi chù

to depose (a king)

忘餐废寝
wàng cān fèi qǐn

see 廢寢忘食|废寝忘食[fèi qǐn wàng shí]

收废站
shōu fèi zhàn

garbage collection point

放射性废物
fàng shè xìng fèi wù

radioactive waste

旷废
kuàng fèi

to neglect (work)

核废物
hé fèi wù

nuclear waste

残废
cán fèi

deformity

温室废气储存
wēn shì fèi qì chǔ cún

greenhouse gas sequestration

百事俱废
bǎi shì jù fèi

to go to pot (idiom)

百废俱兴
bǎi fèi jù xīng

all neglected tasks are being undertaken (idiom)

百废待兴
bǎi fèi dài xīng

many things waiting to be done (idiom)

百废待举
bǎi fèi dài jǔ

many things waiting to be done (idiom)

礼废乐崩
lǐ fèi yuè bēng

see 禮崩樂壞|礼崩乐坏[lǐ bēng yuè huài]

窝囊废
wō nang fèi

(coll.) spineless coward

耍废
shuǎ fèi

to chill

荒废
huāng fèi

to abandon (cultivated fields)

计划报废
jì huà bào fèi

planned obsolescence

计划性报废
jì huà xìng bào fèi

planned obsolescence

说废话
shuō fèi huà

to talk nonsense

逃废
táo fèi

to evade (repayment of debts)

逐渐废弃
zhú jiàn fèi qì

to abandon gradually

零废弃
líng fèi qì

zero waste

颓废派
tuí fèi pài

decadents (of the Decadent movement of late 19th century Europe)