huāng fèi
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  • 1

    v.leave uncultivated

    • huāng fèi tǔ di

      荒废土地

      let land go to waste

    • méi yǒu yī kuài bèi huāng fèi de tǔ di

      没有一块荒废土地

      not a bit of land left uncultivated

    • wǒ men méi yǒu huāng fèi rèn hé gēng dì

      我们没有荒废任何耕地

      We have left no arable land uncultivated.

  • 2

    v.neglect practice; be out of practice

    • huāng fèi yè wù

      荒废业务

      neglect one's work

    • tā de shǒu yì huāng fèi diào le

      手艺荒废

      He used to be a good craftsman. But now he's gone out of practice.

    • gōng rén jiē jí zǐ nǚ cái néng huāng fèi xiàn xiàng

      工人阶级子女才能荒废现象

      wastage of ability among working class children

  • 3

    v.fall into disuse; waste time

    • tā xué xí zhuā dé hěn jǐn bù huāng fèi yī diǎn gōng fu

      学习荒废一点工夫

      He studied hard, never wasting a single moment.

    • tā biān shuō huà biān gàn huó bù kěn huāng fèi bàn diǎn gōng fu

      说话干活荒废半点功夫

      She worked while she chatted, not wasting a single moment.

    • huāng fèi shí jiān

      荒废时间

      waste time