浪费

làng fèi

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Verb Common

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Definitions

1. to waste
2. to squander

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Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

• 节约 jié yuē 节约 jié yuē to economize 反义词: to economize

Related words

2 items

• 珍惜 zhēn xī 珍惜 zhēn xī to treasure 表示重视资源，避免浪费: to treasure
• 滥用 làn yòng 滥用 làn yòng to misuse 过度使用，导致浪费: to misuse

Usage notes

Common mistakes

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

Example Sentences

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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 挥霍浪费 huī huò làng fèi: to spend extravagantly
• 浪费者 浪费者 làng fèi zhě: waster
• 浪费金钱 浪费金钱 làng fèi jīn qián: to squander money
• 铺张浪费 铺张浪费 pū zhāng làng fèi: extravagance and waste (idiom)

Child Words of 浪费

• 浪 浪 làng: wave
• 费 费 fèi: to cost