- 废话 fèihuà nonsensenonsense; rubbish; superfluous words
- 废物 fèiwù good-for-nothinga useless or incompetent person
- 废弃 fèiqì discardto throw away or cease to use something physical
- 废水 fèishuǐ wastewaterwater that has been used in a domestic or industrial process and is no longer needed or is contaminated
- 作废 zuòfèi become invalidto become null and void or lose effectiveness, often due to expiration
- 报废 bàofèi scrapto scrap or dispose of something worn-out or damaged
- 废墟 fèixū ruins
- 废除 fèichú abolishto officially end or annul a law, system, treaty, or custom
- 废品 fèipǐn rejectsitems that fail to meet quality standards during production; seconds
- 废旧 fèijiù worn-outold and no longer useful or functional, often discarded as waste
- 颓废 tuífèi decadentcharacterized by moral or cultural decline; lacking ambition or purpose
- 残废 cánfèi handicappedbeing physically disabled or crippled, often implying a loss of working capacity
- 废弃物 fèiqìwù wastediscarded materials or items that are no longer wanted or needed
- 废纸 fèizhǐ waste paper
- 废气 fèiqì waste gasgaseous by-products discharged from industrial production or chemical processes
- 废止 fèizhǐ abolitionthe formal act of terminating a system or practice, or the state of being annulled
- 荒废 huāngfèi lie wasteto abandon or leave land uncultivated
- 半途而废 bàntú'érfèi quit halfwayTo give up halfway; to leave something unfinished.
- 废料 fèiliào wastediscarded material, refuse, or garbage resulting from production or consumption
- 废人 fèirén handicapped persona person who is physically disabled or incapacitated
- 废渣 fèizhā slagsolid waste products or residue from industrial processes, manufacturing, or mining
- 废铁 fèitiě scrap iron
- 废掉 fèidiào deposeto depose (a king)
- 废钢 fèigāng scrap steelscrap metal, specifically discarded steel or iron intended for recycling or reprocessing
- 三废 sānfèi three wastesthree types of waste product: waste water ([[废水|廢水|fei4 shui3]]), exhaust gas ([[废气|廢氣|fei4 qi4]]), and industrial residue ([[废渣|廢渣|fei4 zha1]])
- 废寝忘食 fèiqǐnwàngshí engrossedto skip sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work
- 废液 fèiyè waste liquidwaste liquids
- 因噎废食 yīnyēfèishí over-cautionto avoid or abandon something essential because of a slight risk or minor problem; to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
- 百废待兴 bǎifèidàixīng restorationa state where many neglected tasks are waiting to be addressed or a thousand things are yet to be done
- 废黜 fèichù deposeto depose a ruler or monarch
- 偏废 piānfèi neglectto give unequal emphasis to something, favoring one aspect while neglecting others
- 废铜烂铁 fèitónglàntiě junka collection of worthless, useless, or worn-out items; a pile of rubbish
- 废弛 fèichí disuseto fall into disuse or cease to be observed (especially of laws, customs, or systems)
- 废置 fèizhì discardto abandon or cast aside something that is no longer useful
- 废话连篇 fèihuàliánpiān nonsensefull of nonsensical or useless remarks
- 百废俱兴 bǎifèijùxīng revivalall neglected tasks are being undertaken; work is now underway on many projects that were previously ignored or halted
- 百废待举 bǎifèidàijǔ many tasksmany neglected tasks or projects waiting to be initiated, restored, or undertaken
- 不以人废言 bùyǐrénfèiyán judge on meritNot to reject advice based on the speaker's identity; judging ideas on their own merits rather than the person who proposed them.
- 旷废 kuàngfèi neglectto neglect one's work, studies, or duties through delay or idleness
- 以人废言 yǐrénfèiyán dismiss by sourceto reject a word because of the speaker; to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case
- 废热 fèirè waste heat
- 废柴 fèichái losera good-for-nothing or useless person (originally Cantonese slang)
- 废材 fèicái good-for-nothinguseless person; good-for-nothing
- 废时 fèishí waste timeto waste time
- 废寝食 fèiqǐnshí neglect sleep and foodto neglect sleep and food
- 废寝 fèiqǐn forgo sleepto forgo sleep due to being busy or focused on something
- 废土 fèitǔ wastelanda post-apocalyptic setting, typically in science fiction or games
- 收废站 shōufèizhàn waste stationa facility or designated location where garbage, scrap materials, or waste are collected for recycling or disposal
- 放射性废物 fàngshèxìngfèiwù radioactive waste
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