废

廢
fèi
#1,374 most
frequent character
. abandoned, . to abandon
verb
adjective

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

废 has 广 building/hut as the meaning part and 发 fā as the sound part, sharing the start. It first meant a building collapsing or caving in, then grew to ruins/waste, discard, and disabled.

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Example Sentences

这个房子已经废弃了。
zhègè fángzǐ yǐjīng fèiqì le 。
This house has been abandoned.
他觉得那些废话没有意义。
tā juéde nèixiē fèihuà méiyǒu yìyì 。
He thinks that those meaningless words are pointless.
这件废物被丢弃了。
zhè jiàn fèiwù bèi diūqì le 。
This piece of trash has been thrown away.

Same Characters, Different Readings

废fèi
. abandoned, . to abandon

Words with similar meanings

抛弃pāoqì
to abandon
更多地用于强调放弃某物的主动行为，语气更强烈。
丢弃diūqì
to discard
指有意识地将不需要的东西扔掉，通常与废物有关。

Homophones

HSK 5
肺fèi
lung
费fèi
fee, cost

Words Starting With 废

废话fèi huà
nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic)
废墟fèi xū
ruins
废除fèi chú
to abolish; to abrogate; to repeal

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