to consume, to waste, to spend
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HSK Vocabulary: 耗
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 耗 is used in context
1
xīn新
shǒu手
jī机
hào耗
diàn电
sù速
dù度
hěn很
kuài快
。
The new phone consumes power quickly.
2
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
hào耗
shí时
sān三
gè个
yuè月
wán完
chéng成
。
This project took three months to complete.
3
zhè这
tái台
jī机
qì器
xiāo消
hào耗
hěn很
duō多
néng能
yuán源
。
This machine consumes a lot of energy.
4
wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
xiāo消
hào耗
hěn很
duō多
shuǐ水
。
I consume a lot of water every day.
5
zhǎng长
shí时
jiān间
gōng工
zuò作
huì会
xiāo消
hào耗
hěn很
duō多
jīng精
lì力
。
Working for long hours consumes a lot of energy.
6
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
xiāo消
hào耗
le了
wǒ我
men们
dà大
liàng量
de的
shí时
jiān间
hé和
zī资
yuán源
。
This project consumed a significant amount of our time and resources.
7
tā他
hào耗
fèi费
le了
hěn很
duō多
shí时
jiān间
zuò做
zuò作
yè业
。
He spent a lot of time doing homework.
8
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
hào耗
fèi费
le了
dà大
liàng量
de的
rén人
lì力
hé和
wù物
lì力
。
This project consumed a lot of manpower and material resources.
9
wèi为
le了
wán完
chéng成
zhè这
xiàng项
rèn任
wù务
，
wǒ我
men们
hào耗
fèi费
le了
bù不
shǎo少
jīng精
lì力
，
dàn但
zuì最
zhōng终
qǔ取
dé得
le了
chéng成
gōng功
。
To complete this task, we expended considerable effort, but ultimately achieved success.
10
wǒ我
tīng听
dào到
le了
yí一
gè个
è噩
hào耗
。
I heard some bad news.
Information
Traditional耗
Radical耒
Strokes10
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1833
Zhuyinㄏㄠˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+8017
CangjieHQHQU
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality