Hanzi
Traditional
廢
Simplified
废

variant of 廢|废[fei4]/disabled

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

fèi

Bopomofo

ㄈㄟˋ

Jyutping

fai3

Example sentences

廢 / 废 fèi
這是一張廢紙。
这是一张废纸。

This is a piece of waste paper.

廢物 / 废物 fèiwù
我們必須學會如何利用廢物。
我们必须学会如何利用废物。

We must learn how to utilize waste.

處置 / 处置 chǔzhì
我們必須妥善處置這些化學廢物。
我们必须妥善处置这些化学废物。

We must properly dispose of these chemical wastes.

廢話 / 废话 fèihuà
別再說廢話了，快點開始工作吧。
别再说废话了，快点开始工作吧。

Stop talking nonsense and start working quickly.

頹廢 / 颓废 tuífèi
意志消沉，生活頹廢，終究難成大器。
意志消沉，生活颓废，终究难成大器。

With low morale and a decadent lifestyle, one will ultimately find it hard to achieve great things.

作廢 / 作废 zuòfèi
這張票過期就作廢了。
这张票过期就作废了。

This ticket will become invalid if it expires.

半途而廢 / 半途而废 bàntúérfèi
學習語言需要堅持，不能半途而廢。
学习语言需要坚持，不能半途而废。

Learning a language requires persistence; you cannot give up halfway.

報廢 / 报废 bàofèi
這輛汽車已經報廢了。
这辆汽车已经报废了。

This car has already been scrapped.

廢品 / 废品 fèipǐn
這些舊機器已經成了廢品。
这些旧机器已经成了废品。

These old machines have already become waste products.

Example Vocabulary

廢

fei4

waste; useless; to abolish; ruined

廢物

fei4'wu4

waste material; trash; good-for-nothing

廢話

fei4'hua4

nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words

頹廢

tui2'fei4

decadent; dispirited; to decay

作廢

zuo4'fei4

to become invalid; to void; to annul

半途而廢

ban4'tu2'er2'fei4

to give up halfway

報廢

bao4'fei4

to scrap; to discard as useless

廢人

fei4'ren2

廢品

fei4'pin3

waste product; reject; scrap

三廢

san1'fei4

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