Usage of the character 廢

to abolish
to abandon
to abrogate
to discard
to depose
to oust
crippled
abandoned
waste

fèitǔ

废土

[廢土]

waste soil (excavation waste, contaminated soil etc)
(post-apocalyptic) wasteland

huāngfèi

荒废

[荒廢]

to abandon (cultivated fields)
no longer cultivated
to lie waste
wasted
to neglect (one's work or study)

fèirán

废然

[廢然]

depressed
dejected

sānfèi

三废

[三廢]

three types of waste product, namely: waste water 廢水／废水 (fèishuǐ), exhaust gas 廢氣／废气 (fèiqì), industrial slag 廢渣／废渣 (fèizhā)

fèitǒng

废统

[廢統]

"abandonment of reunification", abolition of the cross-straits reunification committee

fèichù

废黜

[廢黜]

to depose (a king)

fèichú

废除

[廢除]

to abolish
to abrogate
to repeal

tuífèi

颓废

[頹廢]

decadent
dispirited
depressed
dejected

fèidiào

废掉

[廢掉]

to depose (a king)

fèishí

废时

[廢時]

to waste time

fèichái

废柴

[廢柴]

(Cantonese) (coll.) good-for-nothing
loser

fèizhǐ

废止

[廢止]

to repeal (a law)
to put an end to
abolition
annulled

táofèi

逃废

[逃廢]

to evade (repayment of debts)

fèichí

废弛

[廢弛]

to fall into disuse (of laws, customs etc)
to neglect

fèiyè

废液

[廢液]

waste liquids

zuòfèi

作废

[作廢]

to become invalid
to cancel
to delete
to nullify

fèiqì

废气

[廢氣]

exhaust gas
industrial waste gas

fèihuà

废话

[廢話]

nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words
You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic)

fèiliào

废料

[廢料]

waste products
refuse
garbage
good-for-nothing (derog.)

fèishuǐ

废水

[廢水]

waste water
drain water
effluent

fèitiě

废铁

[廢鐵]

scrap iron

piānfèi

偏废

[偏廢]

to give unequal emphasis to
doing some things at the expense of others

fèizhì

废置

[廢置]

to discard
to shelve as useless

fèijiù

废旧

[廢舊]

worn out
old-fashioned and dilapidated

fèiwù

废物

[廢物]

rubbish; waste material
useless person

fèizhǐ

废纸

[廢紙]

waste paper

fèipǐn

废品

[廢品]

production rejects
seconds
scrap
discarded material

fèiqì

废弃

[廢棄]

to discard
to abandon (old ways)
to invalidate

fèixū

废墟

[廢墟]

ruins

fèigāng

废钢

[廢鋼]

scrap metal
steel scrap

shuǎfèi

耍废

[耍廢]

(Tw) (slang) to pass time idly
to chill
to hang out

fèizhā

废渣

[廢渣]

industrial waste product
slag

cánfèi

残废

[殘廢]

deformity
handicapped

fèirén

废人

[廢人]

handicapped person
useless person

kuàngfèi

旷废

[曠廢]

to neglect (work)
to waste (one's talents)

bàofèi

报废

[報廢]

to scrap; to dispose of (sth worn-out or damaged)

fèiwùxiāng

废物箱

[廢物箱]

ash-bin
litter-bin

shōufèizhàn

收废站

[收廢站]

garbage collection point
trash dump

shuōfèihuà

说废话

[說廢話]

to talk nonsense
to bullshit

wōnangfèi

窝囊废

[窩囊廢]

(coll.) spineless coward
wimp
a good-for-nothing

tuífèipài

颓废派

[頹廢派]

decadents (of the Decadent movement of late 19th century Europe)

língfèiqì

零废弃

[零廢棄]

zero waste

héfèiwù

核废物

[核廢物]

nuclear waste

fèiqǐnshí

废寝食

[廢寢食]

to neglect sleep and food

fèiwùdiǎnxin

废物点心

[廢物點心]

(coll.) a good-for-nothing; a loser

wàngcānfèiqǐn

忘餐废寝

[忘餐廢寢]

see 廢寢忘食／废寝忘食 (fèiqǐnwàngshí)

bǎifèijùxīng

百废具兴

[百廢具興]

variant of 百廢俱興／百废俱兴 (bǎifèijùxīng)

lǐfèiyuèbēng

礼废乐崩

[禮廢樂崩]

see 禮崩樂壞／礼崩乐坏 (lǐbēngyuèhuài)

fèihuàliánpiān

废话连篇

[廢話連篇]

a bunch of nonsense
verbose and rambling

bǎishìjùfèi

百事俱废

[百事俱廢]

to go to pot (idiom)

jìhuàbàofèi

计划报废

[計劃報廢]

planned obsolescence

fèichújūnbèi

废除军备

[廢除軍備]

to disarm

bǎifèidàixīng

百废待兴

[百廢待興]

many things waiting to be done (idiom)
a thousand things to do

bǎifèidàijǔ

百废待举

[百廢待舉]

many things waiting to be done (idiom)
a thousand things to do

bǎifèijùxīng

百废俱兴

[百廢俱興]

all neglected tasks are being undertaken (idiom)
work is now underway

bàntú'érfèi

半途而废

[半途而廢]

to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished

yǐrénfèiyán

以人废言

[以人廢言]

to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case

fèitónglàntiě

废铜烂铁

[廢銅爛鐵]

scrap metal
a pile of junk

fèiqǐn-wàngshí

废寝忘食

[廢寢忘食]

(idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work

fèiqǐnwàngcān

废寝忘餐

[廢寢忘餐]

see 廢寢忘食／废寝忘食 (fèiqǐnwàngshí)

fèifānzhìxiàn

废藩置县

[廢藩置縣]

to abolish the feudal Han and introduce modern prefectures (refers to reorganization during Meiji Japan)

yīnyēfèishí

因噎废食

[因噎廢食]

lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk

fèipǐnshōugòuzhàn

废品收购站

[廢品收購站]

salvage station; recycling center

jìhuàxìngbàofèi

计划性报废

[計劃性報廢]

planned obsolescence

fàngshèxìngfèiwù

放射性废物

[放射性廢物]

radioactive waste

bùyǐrénfèiyán

不以人废言

[不以人廢言]

not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers

wēnshìfèiqìchǔcún

温室废气储存

[溫室廢氣儲存]

greenhouse gas sequestration

dīfàngshèxìngfèiwù

低放射性废物

[低放射性廢物]

low-level waste