浪费

làngfèi

to waste; to squander

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 4 trad. 浪費

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  • 冲浪chōnglàngto surfB7
  • 风浪fēnglàngwind and wavesB7
  • 流浪liúlàngto drift aboutB7

See it in sentences

别浪费水。

Do not waste water.

他浪费了很多钱。

He wasted a lot of money.