废 (fèi) — (verb) to abolish, to discard, to scrap; (adjective) waste, discarded, disabled
Definition
废 is a short, written/formal verb: 'to abolish' rules or systems, or 'to scrap' a plan. Distinct from 抛弃 (people/abandon emotionally) and 废除 (specifically repeal laws/treaties).
verb
to abolishto discardto scrap
adjective
wastediscardeddisabled
Examples
- 。Gōng sī fèi chú le hěn duō bù hé lǐ de zhì dù.The company abolished many unreasonable rules.
- 。Zhè xiē fèi zhǐ kě yǐ mài gěi huí shōu zhàn.These waste papers can be sold to the recycling station.
- 废。Nà ge jì huà zǎo jiù bèi fèi le.That plan was scrapped long ago.
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