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废, the simplified form of 廢, features the shelter radical 广 enclosing the phonetic component 发 (traditional 發). Originally, the character described a building in ruins, collapsed or severely dilapidated. This concrete image of structural decay later extended to abstract concepts, coming to mean the abandonment of a practice, the abolition of a rule, or something rendered useless or discarded.
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别再说废话了。
这个废物没用。
请把废纸扔进垃圾桶。
政府废除了旧法律。
工厂废弃了旧设备。
这些废品可以回收利用。
处理工业废料需要小心。
由于经济原因，项目被废除了。