废旧

廢舊

fèijiù

adjective #28,957

Meanings

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.

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