浪费
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

浪费

làngfèi

to waste

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

to waste

02

to squander

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 浪费

What does 浪费 mean in Chinese?

浪费 (làngfèi) means to waste.

How do you pronounce 浪费?

浪费 is pronounced làngfèi.

Is 浪费 an HSK word?

浪费 is on the HSK 4 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 浪费?

浪费 is used as a 动词 (verb) in Chinese.

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