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title: "Baofei Meaning: 报废 (bàofèi) Means “to scrap”"
description: "报废 (traditional 報廢, bàofèi) means “to scrap; to write off”. Hear its tones, see what 报 and 废 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baofei"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 报废 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

报废 bàofèi

## to scrap; to write off

## Its characters

1. 报 bào newspaper
2. 废 fèi waste

## In a sentence

这辆旧车已经报废了。 This old car has already been scrapped.

[More about 报废](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8A%A5%E5%BA%9F)

## More words with 报 or 废

- [报酬 bàochou](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baochou)
- [报道 bàodào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baodao)
- [报复 bàofù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baofu)
- [报告 bàogào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baogao)
- [报警 bàojǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baojing)
- [报考 bàokǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baokao)
- [报名 bàomíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoming)
- [报销 bàoxiāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoxiao)
- [报纸 bàozhǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baozhi)
- [废话 fèihuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/feihua)

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