Definition
废 (fèi) means 'to abolish, discard, or scrap' as a verb, and 'waste, discarded' as an adjective (e.g., 废纸 waste paper). It is a general term; compare 废除 (fèi chú) for abolishing laws/systems, 报废 (bào fèi) for scrapping worn-out equipment, and 废弃 (fèi qì) for discarding something as no longer useful.
verb
to abolishto discardto scrap
adjective
wastediscardeddisabled
Easily confused
- 泼pōlook-aliketo splash; to spill (liquid)
- 飞fēisound-aliketo fly
- 拨bōlook-aliketo dial (a phone number)
- 非fēisound-alike(verb, formal/literary) to not be; to be not
- 费fèisound-alike(verb) to spend, to consume (time, effort, or money)
- 肥féisound-alike(adj.) fat (of meat/animal), fertile (soil), loose (clothing)
- 肺fèisound-alikelung
Examples
- 。Gōngsī fèi chú le hěnduō bù hélǐ de zhìdù.The company abolished many unreasonable rules.
- 。Zhèxiē fèi zhǐ kěyǐ mài gěi huíshōu zhàn.These waste papers can be sold to the recycling station.
- 废。Nàge jìhuà zǎo jiù bèi fèi le.That plan was scrapped long ago.
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