浪费 làng fèi
“to waste; to squander”
verb, verb / nounHSK 4 · 2021 list level 3Traditional 浪費
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
浪费 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1453: 浪费 làngfèi — Level 4; official annotation 4 (动). PDF page 116
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用法How to use 浪费
浪费 means to waste time, money, food, or other resources. It is a verb that takes the thing being wasted as its object, and it is often used in advice like 不要浪费 or 别浪费时间.
例句Example sentences
- 不要浪费食物。bú yào làng fèi shí wù.Don't waste food.
- 我们不应该浪费时间。wǒ men bú yīng gāi làng fèi shí jiān.We shouldn't waste time.
- 他每天浪费很多钱买没用的东西。tā měi tiān làng fèi hěn duō qián mǎi méi yòng de dōng xi.He wastes a lot of money every day buying useless things.