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废
fèi
Description
"废"常用来说没有用的东西，比如废纸、废水。
"废" is commonly used to refer to useless things, such as waste paper or wastewater.
它也可以表示取消或停止使用某样东西。
It can also mean to cancel or stop using something.
Meanings
废fèi
useless; waste; no longer usable
这些废纸可以回收。
These waste papers can be recycled.
废fèi
to abolish; abandon; give up
这个计划被废了。
This plan was scrapped.
废fèi
disabled; crippled; ruined (slang)
他的腿废了。
His leg is disabled.
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Notes
- Etymology
originally means to abandon a house; extended to 'discard, useless'.
- Nuance
informally 废 can call a person useless or hopeless, e.g. 废人.
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