waste; useless person
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
waste; scrap; something that has lost its original value
neutralA neutral term for physical items that are no longer useful.
Zhè这
xiē些
jiù旧
bào报
zhǐ纸
kě可
yǐ以
dāng当
fèi废
wù物
huí回
shōu收
。
These old newspapers can be recycled as waste.
Gōng工
chǎng厂
zhèng正
zài在
yán研
jiū究
rú如
hé何
biàn变
fèi废
wéi为
bǎo宝
，
jìn进
xíng行
fèi废
wù物
lì利
yòng用
。
The factory is researching how to turn waste into treasure and reuse scrap materials.
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Qǐng请
bǎ把
lā垃
jī圾
fēn分
lèi类
，
kě可
huí回
shōu收
fèi废
wù物
fàng放
zài在
lán蓝
sè色
tǒng桶
lǐ里
。
Please sort the garbage; put recyclable waste in the blue bin.
noun
useless person; good-for-nothing
derogatoryA derogatory and insulting term to call someone incompetent or worthless. It is pronounced with a neutral tone on the second character: fèi·wu.
Tā他
shén什
me么
dōu都
bú不
huì会
，
zhēn真
shì是
gè个
fèi废
wu物
！
He can't do anything; he's such a useless person!
Bié别
dāng当
gè个
fèi废
wu物
，
qǐ起
lái来
zuò做
diǎn点
shì事
。
Don't be a good-for-nothing; get up and do something.
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Nǐ你
lián连
zhè这
gè个
dōu都
zuò做
bù不
hǎo好
，
bú不
shì是
fèi废
wu物
shì是
shén什
me么
？
If you can't even do this right, what are you if not useless?