浪费 (làng fèi) — to waste, to squander
Definition
The general everyday word for wasting or squandering resources (time, money, food). 糟蹋 and 挥霍 imply willful squandering of something valuable; 耗 and 耗费 focus on consumption, not wastefulness.
verb
to wasteto squander
Examples
- 浪费。Bú yào làng fèi shí jiān.Don't waste time.
- 浪费。Tā làng fèi le hěn duō qián.He wasted a lot of money.
- 浪费。Wǒ men bù néng làng fèi zī yuán.We cannot waste resources.
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