Definition
废物 means waste material or rubbish, and can also be used as an insult for a useless person. It is more general than 废品, which specifically refers to scrap or rejected manufactured items. The derogatory sense is unique to 废物.
noun
waste materialrubbish(derogatory) a useless or worthless persongood-for-nothing
Examples
- 废物。Zhèxiē fèi wù kěyǐ huíshōu lìyòng.These waste materials can be recycled.
- 废物。Gōngchǎng bìxū tuǒshàn chǔlǐ gōngyè fèi wù.Factories must properly dispose of industrial waste.
- 废物，。Nǐ bié jiào wǒ fèi wù, wǒ yě yǒu wǒ de yōudiǎn.Don't call me a good-for-nothing — I have my strengths too.
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