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耗 hào

to consume, to use up; to squander, to waste

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10
Level
HSK 6
Radical
耒
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 耒毛 ⿰耒毛

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  1. 这个项目耗费了大量的时间。
    Zhège xiàngmù hàofèile dàliàng de shíjiān.
    This project consumed a huge amount of time.
    this(measure) project consumed (particle) large-amount (particle) time
  2. 这台机器每天消耗多少电？
    Zhè tái jīqì měitiān xiāohào duōshao diàn?
    How much electricity does this machine consume every day?
    this(measure) machine every-day consume how-much electricity
  3. 别再耗费精力在没用的事情上了。
    Bié zài hàofèi jīnglì zài méiyòng de shìqing shàng le.
    Stop wasting energy on useless things.
    don't again waste energy at useless (particle) matters on (particle)
  4. 这个方法不会消耗太多资源。
    Zhège fāngfǎ bú huì xiāohào tài duō zīyuán.
    This method won't consume too many resources.
    this(measure) method not will consume too much resource
  5. 长途旅行会耗费不少体力。
    Chángtú lǚxíng huì hàofèi bù shǎo tǐlì.
    Long-distance travel consumes quite a bit of physical energy.
    long-distance travel will consume not few physical-strength

Words with 耗 (2)