浪费

• 拼音: làng fèi
• 汉字拆解: 浪 = 氵(water) + 良 (good, phonetic); 费 = 弗 (not) + 贝 (shell/money), spending away one's wealth

含义

To waste; to squander. Refers to using time, money, or resources carelessly or excessively.

Used broadly for wasting anything — time, money, food, effort, or opportunities. Very common in everyday conversation and often carries a tone of mild criticism. Can be used both as a verb (浪费钱 = waste money) and as an adjective-like predicate (太浪费了 = so wasteful).

例句

1. 不要浪费时间，快点儿写作业吧。
2. 这么多饭菜，扔掉太浪费了。
3. 他总是浪费钱买没用的东西。

用法指南

语境: daily life, criticism, advice

语气: disapproving

正确说法

• 别浪费食物，吃多少拿多少。(Don't waste food — take only as much as you'll eat.)
• 浪费时间就是浪费生命。(Wasting time is wasting life.)

错误说法

• 我浪费了一个好梦。(Don't use 浪费 for abstract experiences like dreams — 浪费 applies to tangible resources like time, money, food, or effort.)

起源与历史

浪 originally meant waves (as in 波浪), implying excess and overflow; 费 means to spend or expend. Together they suggest spending that overflows like waves — excessive and uncontrolled.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal