浪费

làng fèi

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Verb Common

Definitions

1. to waste
2. to squander

Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

节约

jié yuē

to economize

反义词

Related words

2 items

珍惜

zhēn xī

to treasure

表示重视资源，避免浪费

滥用

làn yòng

to misuse

过度使用，导致浪费

Usage notes

Common mistakes

浪费 cannot be used with time in all contexts; for time, use 浪费时间.

Example Sentences

3 shown

不要浪费粮食。

Don't waste food.

我们必须杜绝浪费。

We must put an end to waste.

他买东西总是精打细算，从不浪费。

He always budgets carefully when shopping and never wastes money.

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Words Containing 浪费

挥霍浪费

huī huò làng fèi

to spend extravagantly

waster

to squander money

extravagance and waste (idiom)

Child Words of 浪费

wave

to cost