HSK 4 HSK V3
Correct

浪费

/ làng fèi  /
Strokes

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1
浪费钱
2
浪费水电
3
浪费粮食
4
浪费资源
5
浪费能源
6
浪费时间
7
浪费精力
8
浪费人才
9
浪费青春

Definition

浪费 is a Verb, which means [ waste; squander; dissipate; wanton; profusion; be extravagant; dissipation].

 

 

Example

As a Verb.
1
Zhème
这么
zuò
zhǐshì
只是
zài
làngfèi
浪费
shíjiān
时间
jīng
精力
  

It's just a waste of time and energy.

2
yào
不要
làngfèi
浪费
shuǐ
  

Don't waste water.

3
men
我们
néng
làngfèi
浪费
liángshi
粮食
  

We can't waste food.

4
Zuò
zhè
jiàn
shì
méiyǒu
没有
shénme
什么
意义
  
,
zhǐshì
只是
zài
làngfèi
浪费
shíjiān
时间
  

It doesn't make any sense to do it, it's just a waste of time.

5
ma
妈妈
shēnghuó
生活
fēicháng
非常
qínjiǎn
勤俭
  
,
cóng
从不
làngfèi
浪费
shuǐ
huò
liángshi
粮食

Mother lives very frugally and never wastes water or food.

6
Zuò
gōnggòng
公共
chē
汽车
suīrán
虽然
biàn
便宜
  
,
dànshì
但是
guǒ
如果
dào
遇到
chē
堵车
  
,
jiù
huì
làngfèi
浪费
hěnduō
很多
shíjiān
时间
  
.

It's cheap to take a bus, but you'll waste a lot of time if you get stuck in traffic.

7
Yàoshi
要是
xiǎng
làngfèi
浪费
shíjiān
时间
de
huà
  
,
jiùzuò
就坐
tiě
地铁
  

If you don't want to waste your time, take the subway.

8
men
我们
dōu
juéde
觉得
  
,
与其
kàn
diànshì
电视
làngfèi
浪费
shíjiān
时间
  
,
hái
不如
ānjìng
安静
shū
读书
gēng
yǒusi
有意思
  

We all think it's more interesting to read quietly than to waste time watching TV.

9
Yàoshi
要是
xīng
星期
gōngzuò
工作
tiān
  
,
měitiān
每天
làngfèi
浪费
bàn
ge
xiǎoshí
小时
  
,
xīng
星期
jiā
lai
起来
jiù
yǒu
liǎng
两个
bàn
xiǎoshí
小时
  
;

If you work five days a week and waste half an hour a day, a week adds up to two and a half hours;

10
men
我们
xiǎng
tài
làngfèi
浪费
  
,
jiǎnjiǎndānshàn
简简单单
jiù
可以
  
!

We don't want to waste too much, simply!

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