耗
Character
to use up energy, money, or time (as in 消耗 xiāo hào)
Meaning
hào
hao4- to use up energy, money, or time (as in 消耗 xiāo hào)
- to waste time and do nothing useful (as in 耗时间 hào shí jiān)
Examples
这台电脑很耗电。
zhè tái diàn nǎo hěn hào diàn
This computer uses a lot of electricity.
AI-generated sentence
别耗时间了，快走吧。
bié hào shí jiān le kuài zǒu ba
Stop wasting time. Come on, let's go!
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Words with 耗
See all 36 →耗时hào shíto take a lot of time; slow to do or finishWordHSK 7–9耗费hào fèito waste time or moneyWordHSK 7–9耗力hào lìto require much effortWord耗失hào shī(of sth that should be retained: nutrients, moisture, heat etc) to be lostWord耗子hào zi(dialect) mouse; ratWord耗尽hào jìnto exhaustWord耗损hào sǔnto wasteWord耗散hào sànto dissipateWord耗材hào cáiconsumablesWord耗电hào diànto consume electricityWord耗能hào néngto consume energyWord耗资hào zīto spendWord