tiêu phí

tiêu phí

Anh ấy tiêu phí tiền bạc vào những thứ không cần thiết.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To waste / to squander: To use or expend something valuable (such as money, time, or resources) carelessly, extravagantly, or without a useful result.
    • To spend lavishly / to dissipate: To use up resources, especially money, in a prodigal or frivolous manner.
Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • Anh ta tiêu phí toàn bộ số tiền thừa kế vào những trò vô bổ. (He squandered his entire inheritance on useless pursuits.)
    • Đừng tiêu phí thời gian của bạn vào việc đó. (Don't waste your time on that.)
    • ấy tiêu phí năng lượng vào những lo lắng không cần thiết. (She dissipates her energy on unnecessary worries.)
Advanced Usage
  • The verb often implies criticism or regret over the inefficient or unwise use of resources. It is stronger and more negative than the neutral verb "tiêu" (to spend).
Variants and Related Words
  • Tiêu xài hoang phí (v): to spend extravagantly, to be profligate.

    • Họ tiêu xài hoang phí nhanh chóng hết tiền. (They spent lavishly and quickly ran out of money.)
  • Lãng phí (v): to waste (often interchangeable, but "lãng phí" can be used more broadly for wastefulness in general).

    • Lãng phí thức ăn không tốt. (Wasting food is not good.)
Synonyms
  • Squander: To waste something, especially money or time, in a reckless and foolish manner.
  • Waste: To use or expend carelessly or without adequate return.
  • Dissipate: To scatter or expend frivolously or uselessly.
Related Idioms
  • Tiêu phí hoang phí: to waste recklessly. This is an emphatic, redundant phrase underscoring extreme wastefulness.
    • Việc tiêu phí hoang phí tài nguyên thiên nhiên một tội ác. (The reckless waste of natural resources is a crime.)