浪
费

To waste in Chinese: 浪费 (làng fèi)

làng fèi

to waste

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 浪費2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to waste
  2. 2to squander

Stroke order

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浪
费

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄤˋ

làng

ㄌ/ lㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

ㄈㄟˋ

fèi

ㄈ/ fㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

浪费

Simplified

浪費

Traditional

Example sentences

See 浪费 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这是浪费时间。

    zhè shì làng fèi shí jiān。

    It's a waste of time.

  • 一粒米都不要浪费!

    yí lì mǐ dōu bú yào làng fèi!

    Waste not a single grain of rice!

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Related words

费

fèi

to cost

浪

làng

wave

浪漫

làng màn

romantic

免费

miǎn fèi

free (of charge)

费用

fèi yòng

cost

消费

xiāo fèi

to consume

交费

jiāo fèi

to pay a fee

收费

shōu fèi

to charge a fee

学费

xué fèi

tuition fee

经费

jīng fèi

funds

波浪

bō làng

wave

海浪

hǎi làng

sea wave

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