Chinese Word: 耗 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

耗HSK 6

Pinyin: hào

English Definition: to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander; news; (coll.) to delay; to dilly-dally

Chinese Definition:
①减损，消费：耗损。耗费。耗资。消耗。
②拖延：耗时间。
③音信，消息：噩耗(人死的消息)。凶耗。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 耒

Pictophonetic:毛 indicates the sound; 耒 (plow) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 軞

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消耗HSK 6	xiāo hào	to use up; to consume
耗费HSK 6	hào fèi	to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander
耗资	hào zī	to spend; expenditure; to cost
损耗	sǔn hào	wear and tear
耗尽	hào jìn	to exhaust; to use up; to deplete; to drain

1		tā 它 de 的 yóu hào 油耗 hěn gāo 很高。 It has a high fuel consumption.
2		yàng pǐn 样品 kù cún 库存 yǐ jīng 已经 hào jìn 耗尽 le 了。 The sample inventory has been depleted
3		jié néng 节能 dēng pào 灯泡 bǐ 比 chuán tǒng 传统 dēng pào 灯泡 xiāo hào 消耗 gèng 更 shào 少 de 的 diàn 电。 Energy-saving light bulbs consume less electricity than traditional bulbs.
4		tā 他 de 的 jīng shén 精神 hé 和 tǐ lì 体力 zī yuán 资源 dōu 都 yǐ jīng 已经 hào jìn 耗尽 le 了。 His mental and physical resources have been exhausted.
5		zhè 这 kuǎn 款 diàn qì 电器 de 的 gōng hào 功耗 kě yǐ 可以 jiàng dī 降低 dào 到 zuì 最 dī dàng 低档。 The power consumption of this appliance can be reduced to the lowest level.

1		tā 它 de 的 yóu hào 油耗 hěn gāo 很高。 It has a high fuel consumption.
2		yàng pǐn 样品 kù cún 库存 yǐ jīng 已经 hào jìn 耗尽 le 了。 The sample inventory has been depleted
3		jié néng 节能 dēng pào 灯泡 bǐ 比 chuán tǒng 传统 dēng pào 灯泡 xiāo hào 消耗 gèng 更 shào 少 de 的 diàn 电。 Energy-saving light bulbs consume less electricity than traditional bulbs.
4		tā 他 de 的 jīng shén 精神 hé 和 tǐ lì 体力 zī yuán 资源 dōu 都 yǐ jīng 已经 hào jìn 耗尽 le 了。 His mental and physical resources have been exhausted.
5		zhè 这 kuǎn 款 diàn qì 电器 de 的 gōng hào 功耗 kě yǐ 可以 jiàng dī 降低 dào 到 zuì 最 dī dàng 低档。 The power consumption of this appliance can be reduced to the lowest level.