浪费

Meaning(verb, verbal noun)

to waste; to squander

Opposites: 节约, 节省 (to save).

Examples

• 别浪费时间了，快开始吧。

  bié làng fèi shí jiān le, kuài kāi shǐ ba.

  Stop wasting time—let's get started.

• 吃不完就打包，不要浪费。

  chī bù wán jiù dǎ bāo, bú yào làng fèi.

  If you can't finish, take it away—don't waste it.

• 工厂里要减少材料浪费。

  gōng chǎng lǐ yào jiǎn shǎo cái liào làng fèi.

  The factory needs to cut material waste.

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