消
耗

To use up in Chinese: 消耗 (xiāo hào)

xiāo hào

to use up

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Definitions

  1. 1to use up
  2. 2to consume

Stroke order

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消
耗

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄠ

xiāo

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄏㄠˋ

hào

ㄏ/ hㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 跑步会消耗很多体力。

    pǎo bù huì xiāo hào hěn duō tǐ lì。

    Running uses up a lot of energy.

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Related words

耗

hào

to waste

消

xiāo

to diminish

消息

xiāo xi

news

取消

qǔ xiāo

to cancel

消费

xiāo fèi

to consume

消化

xiāo huà

to digest (food)

消灭

xiāo miè

to put an end to

消失

xiāo shī

to disappear

消除

xiāo chú

to eliminate

消毒

xiāo dú

to disinfect

消防

xiāo fáng

firefighting

消极

xiāo jí

negative

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