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废物
fèi wù
Meaning
- rubbish; waste material
- useless person
Definition
①废弃不用的物品；②骂人的话，指没有用的人。
① waste material; discarded items; ② (slang, derogatory) a useless person; good-for-nothing.
Usage
“废物”作名词使用，第一个意思指没有价值的废弃物品；第二个意思用于口语或骂人，形容某人无能或没有用处。
'废物' is used as a noun. The first meaning refers to worthless discarded items; the second meaning is used colloquially or as an insult to describe someone who is incompetent or useless.
Examples
- 1 这些废物应该分类回收。 (These waste materials should be sorted for recycling.)
- 2 他把旧报纸当废物扔掉了。 (He threw away the old newspapers as waste.)
- 3 你真是个废物，这点事都做不好！ (You're such a good-for-nothing, you can't even do this little thing!)
- 4 不要把自己当成废物，每个人都有自己的价值。 (Don't think of yourself as a loser; everyone has their own value.)
- 5 工厂的废物处理系统需要升级。 (The factory's waste treatment system needs to be upgraded.)
- 6 他总是骂别人是废物，其实自己也不怎么样。 (He always calls others good-for-nothings, but he's not much himself.)
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