耗

hào

HSK 7–9

Meaning

to waste
to spend
to consume
to squander
news
(coll.) to delay
to dilly-dally

Definition

消耗；耗费。

to consume; to expend.

Usage

常作为动词使用，表示使用或消耗资源、时间、精力等。

Often used as a verb, indicating the use or consumption of resources, time, energy, etc.

Examples

1 这个项目耗了我们大量时间。 (This project consumed a lot of our time.)
2 他每天跑步消耗很多热量。 (He runs every day to burn a lot of calories.)
3 这台机器耗电量大。 (This machine consumes a lot of electricity.)
4 我们耗尽了所有物资。 (We exhausted all supplies.)
5 别为小事耗费精力。 (Don't expend energy on trivial matters.)

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