废弃物 (fèi qì wù) — waste material; refuse; discarded items | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

waste materialrefusediscarded items

Examples

废弃物。
Zhè xiē fèi qì wù xū yào fēn lèi chǔ lǐ.
These waste materials need to be sorted and processed.
废弃物。
Gōng chǎng pái fàng de fèi qì wù wū rǎn le hé liú.
The waste discharged by the factory polluted the river.
废弃物。
Wǒ men yīng gāi jiǎn shǎo fèi qì wù de chǎn shēng.
We should reduce the generation of waste.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

废弃discard

废fèidiscard弃qìdiscard

联合Coordinate

废 (discard) + 弃 (discard) + 物 (thing) gives discarded things.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 廢; 废 is its simplified writing.

广發廢

Meaning part形符xíngfú

广广guǎnghouse

Sound part声符shēngfú

發

發fā廢fèi

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 廢 shows 广 as a house and 發 as the sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 棄; 弃 is its simplified writing.

子子zǐchild
𠀠𠀠𠀠basket
廾廾gǒngtwo hands

The traditional form 棄, not the simplified 弃, shows 子 (child), 𠀠 (basket), and 廾 (two hands), as a picture of throwing out a child in a basket.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

牛勿物

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

勿

勿wù物wù

Same sound today

物 puts 牛 beside 勿: 牛 gives the meaning, and 勿 gives the sound.

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