HSK 3 · Increase & Decrease

浪费

làng fèi

to waste

Stroke order of 浪费

2 characters, 19 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

浪 · 10 strokes费 · 9 strokes

Memory trick

Waves (浪: 氵 + 良) of money (费: 贝 shell) wash away: waste.

Parts: 浪 wave; 费 spend (贝 shell/money)

The characters in 浪费

费 fèi — fee; to spend (9 strokes)

Example sentence

不要浪费水。

Do not waste water.

Words with 费

学费tuition fee 费fee; to spend 费用cost; expenses 收费to charge a fee 交费to pay a fee 消费to consume; consumption

More words: Increase & Decrease

增加to increase 增长to grow; growth 上升to rise 升to rise; to promote; liter 加快to speed up 加强to strengthen 补充to add; to supplement 补to make up for; to mend 缺to lack 缺少to lack; shortage 失去to lose 消失to disappear 节约to save; to economize 存to store; to deposit 保存to keep; to save

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