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废弃

fèi qì · fei qi

Traditional 廢棄

Meaning

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  1. to discard
  2. to abandon (old ways)
  3. to invalidate
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A flowerpot bicycle

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，院子(yuànzi)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)一辆(yīliàng)废弃(fèiqì)的(de)自行车(zìxíngchē)。

    Dengdeng, there's an abandoned bicycle in the courtyard.

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，它(tā)放(fàng)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)三年(sānnián)了(le)，没人(méirén)骑(qí)。

    Yes. It's been here three years and nobody rides it.

  3. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)把(bǎ)它(tā)修一修(xiūyīxiū)吧(ba)。

    Shall we fix it?

  4. Dengdeng

    修不好(xiūbùhǎo)了(le)，轮子(lúnzi)都(dōu)不见(bùjiàn)了(le)。

    It can't be fixed. The wheels are gone.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)就(jiù)放(fàng)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)，当(dāng)花盆(huāpén)用(yòng)。

    Then leave it here and use it as a flowerpot.

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)主意(zhǔyi)，废弃(fèiqì)的(de)车(chē)也(yě)可以(kěyǐ)开花(kāihuā)！

    Great idea! Even an abandoned bike can bloom!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)座(zuò)废(fèi)弃(qì)的(de)工(gōng)厂(chǎng)已(yǐ)经(jīng)空(kōng)了(le)很(hěn)多(duō)年(nián)。

This abandoned factory has been empty for many years.

02

他(tā)们(men)决(jué)定(dìng)废(fèi)弃(qì)这(zhè)些(xiē)过(guò)时(shí)的(de)规(guī)定(dìng)。

They decided to discard these outdated regulations.

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