浪费
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
浪费 (làngfèi) · to waste
浪费 (làngfèi) means “to waste; to squander”. It is written with 2 characters: 浪 (breaker) + 费 (fee). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 浪费 is built
The characters
浪 làng · breaker
What 浪 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 良liáng — good
- 丶 — dot
- 艮gěn — blunt
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 良 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
费 fèi · fee
What 费 is made of
- 弗fú — not
- 弓gōng — bow
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 贝 gives the meaning, 弗 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
洗手的时候不要浪费水。Xǐ shǒu de shíhou bù yào làngfèi shuǐ.Don't waste water when you wash your hands.
玩手机太浪费时间了。Wán shǒujī tài làngfèi shíjiān le.Playing on your phone wastes too much time.
Questions about 浪费
What does 浪费 mean?
浪费 (làngfèi) means “to waste; to squander”.
How do you pronounce 浪费?
浪费 is pronounced làngfèi.
Which HSK level is 浪费?
浪费 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 浪漫làngmànromantic
- 波浪bōlàngwave
- 流浪liúlàngto wander
- 费用fèiyòngcost
- 交费jiāofèito pay a fee
- 收费shōufèito charge (a fee)
- 消费xiāofèito spend
- 学费xuéfèituition fee
- 免费miǎnfèifree (of charge)
- 耗费hàofèito consume
Learn 浪费 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 36: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.