浪费làng fèito waste

1. 1.

   to wasteverb

2. 2.

   to squanderverb

• 浪unrestrained
• 费wasteful

浪费 often appears in advice or complaints, such as 别浪费 or 太浪费了, with 时间, 钱, or 水 as the object.

1. HSK 4

   别浪费时间了。

   Bié làngfèi shíjiān le.

   Stop wasting time.

2. HSK 4

   不要浪费水。

   Búyào làngfèi shuǐ.

   Don't waste water.

3. HSK 4

   这样做太浪费钱了。

   Zhèyàng zuò tài làngfèi qián le.

   Doing it this way wastes too much money.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你又买了一件衣服？

   Nǐ yòu mǎi le yí jiàn yīfu?

   You bought another piece of clothing?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   对，这件很便宜。

   Duì, zhè jiàn hěn piányi.

   Yes, this one is very cheap.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   你已经有很多了，别浪费钱。

   Nǐ yǐjīng yǒu hěn duō le, bié làngfèi qián.

   You already have lots, so don't waste money.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   好，下个月我不买了。

   Hǎo, xià ge yuè wǒ bù mǎi le.

   OK, I won't buy any next month.

• Free HSK 3 level testSee which HSK 3.0 level your vocabulary matches.
• HSK 4 word listEvery word at this level, with examples.
• HSK 3.0 guideHow the nine levels and three bands work.

Related words

• 时间shí jiān(concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) timeHSK 1
• 钱qiánmoney; coinHSK 1
• 免费miǎn fèifree (of charge)HSK 4
• 举jǔto liftHSK 4
• 交jiāoto hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn overHSK 4
• 产生chǎn shēngto arise; to come into being; to come aboutHSK 4

Browse every entry in the Chinese word dictionary.