报废 (bào fèi) — to scrap, to discard (worn-out or damaged items)
Definition
报废 (bàofèi) means an item is declared beyond use and officially scrapped — final, irreversible. Stronger than 清理 (clearing out, items may still be kept) and more decisive than 废弃 (simply abandoning something).
verb
to scrapto discard (worn-out or damaged items)
Examples
- 报废。Gōng sī jué dìng bǎ jiù de jī qì quán bù bào fèi.The company decided to scrap all the old machines.
- 报废，。Zhè liàng chē yǐ jīng bào fèi le, bù néng zài kāi.This car has already been scrapped and can no longer be driven.
- 报废，。Zhè xiē cái liào yǐ jīng bào fèi le, wǒ men xū yào huàn xīn de.These materials have been discarded; we need to replace them with new ones.
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