mí
靡
waste; extravagant
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to waste; to squander
Commonly used in daily spoken and written contexts, often paired with nouns like time, money, food.
Bù不
yào要
làng浪
fèi费
liáng粮
shi食
，
měi每
yī一
lì粒
dōu都
lái来
zhī之
bù不
yì易
。
Don't waste food, every grain is hard-won.
Tā他
làng浪
fèi费
le了
dà大
liàng量
de的
shí时
jiān间
zài在
wú无
yì意
yì义
de的
yóu游
xì戏
shàng上
。
He wasted a lot of time on meaningless games.
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Zhè这
jiā家
gōng工
chǎng厂
làng浪
fèi费
le了
hěn很
duō多
yuán原
cái材
liào料
，
dǎo导
zhì致
chéng成
běn本
shàng上
shēng升
。
This factory wasted a lot of raw materials, leading to higher costs.
Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
làng浪
fèi费
shuǐ水
zī资
yuán源
，
yào要
yǎng养
chéng成
jié节
yuē约
yòng用
shuǐ水
de的
xí习
guàn惯
。
We cannot waste water resources, we should develop the habit of saving water.
Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
làng浪
fèi费
jī机
huì会
，
cóng从
lái来
méi没
yǒu有
zhuā抓
zhù住
guò过
guān关
jiàn键
de的
jī机
yù遇
。
He always wastes opportunities and never seizes key chances.
adjective
extravagant; luxurious
formalUsed to describe lifestyle, spending habits, or activities that use too many resources.
Tā他
guò过
zhe着
shē奢
mǐ靡
de的
shēng生
huó活
，
cóng从
bù不
kǎo考
lǜ虑
pǔ普
tōng通
rén人
de的
jí疾
kǔ苦
。
He lives an extravagant life and never considers the hardships of ordinary people.
Zhè这
jiā家
cān餐
tīng厅
de的
zhuāng装
xiū修
guò过
yú于
shē奢
mǐ靡
，
pǔ普
tōng通
xiāo消
fèi费
zhě者
nán难
yǐ以
fù负
dān担
。
The decoration of this restaurant is overly luxurious, which ordinary consumers cannot afford.