废旧

廢舊
fèijiù
adjective #28,957

Meanings

  1. 1 worn out
  2. 2 old and disused
  3. 3 obsolete
  4. 4 scrap

Examples

Zhè jiā gōngchǎng zhuānmén huíshōu fèijiù jīnshǔ.
This factory specializes in recycling scrap metal.
Bié bǎ fèijiù diànchí suíyì diūqì, yīnggāi sòng dào huíshōu zhàn.
Don't dispose of old batteries carelessly — they should be taken to a recycling station.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

fèi
jiù