No. 3,090 in Chinese
铺张浪费
Extravagance and wastefulness.
In a sentence
他们的生活方式过于铺张浪费。
Their lifestyle is excessively extravagant and wasteful.
In this sentence, '铺张浪费' describes the way the subjects live, emphasizing excessiveness and lack of frugality.
举办婚礼时应避免铺张浪费。
Wedding ceremonies should avoid excessive extravagance and waste.
Here, '铺张浪费' is used to advise restraint and moderation during events such as weddings.
如此铺张浪费，不符合提倡节约的原则。
Such extravagance and wastefulness contradicts the principle of frugality.
In this example, '铺张浪费' criticizes behavior that is misaligned with values of saving and being economical.
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