huāng
fèi

common
verb

Meaning of 荒废

荒废 means to leave (land) uncultivated; to lie fallow; to let land go to waste; to neglect (one's studies, skills, etc.); to let become rusty or unpracticed. Pronounced huāng fèi.

  • to leave (land) uncultivated; to lie fallow; to let land go to waste
  • to neglect (one's studies, skills, etc.); to let become rusty or unpracticed
  • to waste (time); to let time slip away unused

Definitions & Examples

Cūn
méi
yǒu
huāng
fèi
de
 

There is not a single mu of uncultivated land in the village.

Yóu
láo
dòng
wài
liú
 
duō
tián
dōu
huāng
fèi
le
 

Due to the outflow of labor, much of the farmland has gone to waste.

Zhè
piàn
jīng
huāng
fèi
le
sān
nián
 

This plot of land has lain fallow for three years.