wasteful; spendthrift
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
wasteful; spendthrift; extravagant
neutralTypically used to describe a person's habits regarding spending or resource use, often with a negative connotation of carelessness.
Tā他
huā花
qián钱
yī一
xiàng向
dà大
shǒu手
dà大
jiǎo脚
，
gōng工
zī资
hěn很
kuài快
jiù就
huā花
guāng光
le了
。
He has always been wasteful with money, spending his salary quickly.
Guò过
rì日
zi子
bù不
néng能
dà大
shǒu手
dà大
jiǎo脚
，
yào要
xué学
huì会
jīng精
dǎ打
xì细
suàn算
。
One cannot live extravagantly; one must learn to be frugal.
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Gōng公
sī司
gāng刚
qǐ起
bù步
，
yòng用
zī资
yuán源
bù不
néng能
dà大
shǒu手
dà大
jiǎo脚
。
The company is just starting out; we cannot use resources wastefully.