荒废 (荒廢)
huāng fèi
Pinyin
Definition
荒废 (荒廢)
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- to abandon (cultivated fields)
- no longer cultivated
- to lie waste
- wasted
- to neglect (one's work or study)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (6)
兵荒马乱
- 1 soldiers munity and troops rebel (idiom); turmoil and chaos of war
天荒地老
- 1 until the end of time (idiom)
业荒于嬉
- 1 to be distracted from one's work and fail to achieve results (idiom)
荒无人烟
- 1 desolate and uninhabited (idiom)
荒烟蔓草
- 1 lit. abandoned by men and choked with weeds
- 2 desolate (idiom)
Sample Sentences
那当然咯。唐朝的对外交通特别发达,不仅有陆上丝绸之路,还开辟了海上丝绸之路。对外贸易繁荣,想要什么就有什么。不过我最佩服的是他们并没有贪图享受而荒废朝政,反而更加励精图治,让中国社会走向了封建时代的顶峰!
Of course! China had tons of connections with foreign countries during the Tang dynasty. Not only was there an overland Silk Road, there was even a Maritime Silk Road. Foreign trade flourished. You could get whatever you wanted. But most of all I admire those who leaders who didn't weaken the government by craving the trappings of power, and instead exerted themselves to make the country richer and more powerful. They allowed feudal Chinese society to reach its peak!
说实话有点儿失望。就几座荒废的城楼和寺庙。不过里面有一些出土文物,还有楼兰女尸。
Frankly, it was a little disappointing. There were just a few neglected buildings and temples. But there were a few excavated artifacts there, as well as the ``Loulan Beauty."