报废

• 拼音: bào fèi
• 汉字拆解: 报 = 扌 (hand) + 卩 (kneeling person) phonetic; 废 = 广 (shelter) + 发 (phonetic)

含义

To scrap; to write off; to declare as waste; decommissioned.

The official process of declaring equipment, vehicles, or materials as no longer usable and ready for disposal. Can also be used colloquially to describe something completely ruined or a person who is exhausted beyond function.

例句

1. 这批设备已经超过使用年限，该报废了。
2. 车祸后那辆车直接报废，修都没法修。
3. 连续加班一个月，我感觉自己快报废了。

用法指南

语境: equipment, vehicles, colloquial

语气: matter-of-fact

正确说法

• 这台电脑该报废了。(This computer should be scrapped.)
• 忙了一天，人都报废了。(After a busy day, I'm completely wrecked.)

错误说法

• 对还能修的东西说'报废' (Don't say 报废 for things that can still be repaired — it implies something is beyond saving)

起源与历史

报 (to report) + 废 (to discard/waste). To report something as waste.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal