耗

To waste in Chinese: 耗 (hào)

hào

to waste

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to waste
  2. 2to spend
  3. 3to consume
  4. 4to squander
  5. 5news
  6. 6(coll.) to delay
  7. 7to dilly-dally

Stroke order

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耗

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄠˋ

hào

ㄏ/ hㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 这项工程耗了大量的人力和金钱。

    zhè xiàng gōng chéng hào le dà liàng de rén lì hé jīn qián。

    This project consumed a huge amount of manpower and money.

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Related words

消耗

xiāo hào

to use up

耗费

hào fèi

to waste

耗时

hào shí

time-consuming

能耗

néng hào

energy consumption

喝彩

hè cǎi

to acclaim

禾苗

hé miáo

seedling (of rice or other grain)

合唱

hé chàng

chorus

合乎

hé hū

to accord with

合伙

hé huǒ

to act jointly

合计

hé jì

to add up the total

合情合理

hé qíng hé lǐ

reasonable and fair (idiom)

合资

hé zī

joint venture

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