Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 废柴
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
match (for lighting fire); CL:根[gen1],盒[he2]
半途而废bàntú’érfèito give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
报废bàofèito scrap; to dispose of (sth worn-out or damaged)
柴油cháiyóudiesel fuel
废fèito abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard; to depose; to oust; crippled; abandoned; waste; variant of 廢|废[fei4]; disabled
废除fèichúto abolish; to abrogate; to repeal