废物

廢物

fèiwù

noun HSK 7-9 #3,064

Meanings

1 waste
2 trash
3 good-for-nothing (of a person)

Characters

Examples

工厂排放了大量工业废物。

Gōngchǎng páifàng le dàliàng gōngyè fèiwù.

The factory discharged a large amount of industrial waste.

他骂自己是个废物。

Tā mà zìjǐ shì gè fèiwù.

He called himself a good-for-nothing.

Tips

usage

废物 literally means waste/refuse, but when applied to a person it is a harsh insult meaning 'useless person.' Common in online slang: 废物青年 (self-deprecating term for lazy young people).

Stroke Order

废 fèi

物 wù