废旧

廢舊

fèijiù

adjective #28,957

Meanings

这家工厂专门回收废旧金属。

Zhèjiā gōngchǎng zhuānmén huíshōu fèijiù jīnshǔ.

This factory specializes in recycling scrap metal.

别把废旧电池随意丢弃，应该送到回收站。

Bié bǎ fèijiù diànchí suíyì diūqì, yīnggāi sòngdào huíshōuzhàn.

Don't dispose of old batteries carelessly — they should be taken to a recycling station.

memory

废 means 'waste/disused' and 旧 means 'old'. Together they describe something that is both old and no longer usable — worn-out scrap.

废 fèi

旧 jiù