颓废 meaning in English

tuífèi

decadent; dispirited

HSK 7-9adjectiveTraditional 頹廢21 strokes

Meaning of 颓废

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tuífèi
  1. decadent
  2. dispirited
  3. depressed
  4. dejected

Stroke order for each character

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颓 tuí · ruined · 13 strokes

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废 fèi · to abolish · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 颓废.

作废zuòfèito become invalid; to cancel
废话fèihuànonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic)
废物fèiwùrubbish; waste material; useless person
废墟fèixūruins
废除fèichúto abolish; to abrogate
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)
废品fèipǐnproduction rejects; seconds
废寝忘食fèiqǐn-wàngshí(idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work
废弃fèiqìto discard; to abandon (old ways)
残废cánfèideformity; handicapped
窝囊废wōnangfèi(coll.) spineless coward; wimp

Questions about 颓废

What does 颓废 mean?

颓废 (tuífèi) means "decadent; dispirited" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 颓废?

颓废 is made of 2 characters: 颓 (13 strokes), 废 (8 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.

Is 颓废 an HSK word?

Yes. 颓废 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 颓废 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 颓废 is written 頹廢.