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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 浪费

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
浪费 làng fèi - to waste
- to squander

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
4 3 1,113 2,737 1,692

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
浪 làng- wave
- breaker
- unrestrained
- dissipated
- to stroll
- to ramble
费 fèi- surname Fei
费 fèi- to cost
- to spend
- fee
- wasteful
- expenses

Other Words Containing 浪费

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
浪费 4 3 1,113 2,737 1,692
铺张浪费 - - 49,898 33,745 45,164