squander; spend extravagantly
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to squander; to spend money extravagantly
neutralUsually implies a negative judgment on reckless and wasteful spending.
Tā他
jì继
chéng承
yí遗
chǎn产
hòu后
kāi开
shǐ始
huī挥
huò霍
wú无
dù度
，
hěn很
kuài快
jiù就
pò破
chǎn产
le了
。
After inheriting the fortune, he began to squander money recklessly and soon went bankrupt.
Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
huī挥
huò霍
fù父
mǔ母
xīn辛
kǔ苦
zhuàn赚
lái来
de的
qián钱
cái财
。
We should not squander the money our parents worked hard to earn.
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Nà那
ge个
fù富
èr二
dài代
huī挥
huò霍
qián钱
cái财
gòu购
mǎi买
shē奢
chǐ侈
pǐn品
。
That second-generation rich kid squandered money on luxury goods.