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耗时 (hào shí): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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耗时

耗时 (hào shí): Time-consuming (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

耗时 consists of 2 characters.

to consume, to waste, to spend

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

time; season; period

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Pinyinhào shí

MeaningTime-consuming

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word耗时

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Words with 时

时候shí houHSK 1
小时xiǎo shíHSK 2
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及时jí shíHSK 4
同时tóng shíHSK 4

3.

How to Use 耗时 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 耗时 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith工作

hào耗

shí时

de的

gōng工

zuò作

neutral

time-consuming work

Idiomwith费力

hào耗

shí时

fèi费

lì力

Adverb + Verbwith非常

fēi非

cháng常

hào耗

shí时

Verb + Complementwith很长

hào耗

shí时

hěn很

cháng长

4.

Example Sentences with 耗时

zhè这

ge个

yóu游

xì戏

hěn很

hào耗

shí时

neutral

time-consuming and laborious

neutral

extremely time-consuming

neutral

very time-consuming

。

This game is very time-consuming.

zhǔn准

bèi备

yí一

dùn顿

fēng丰

shèng盛

de的

wǎn晚

cān餐

què确

shí实

hěn很

hào耗

shí时

，

dàn但

jiā家

rén人

xǐ喜

huan欢

jiù就

zhí值

dé得

。

Preparing a sumptuous dinner is indeed time-consuming, but it's worth it if the family enjoys it.

zhè这

xiàng项

hào耗

shí时

de的

shěn审

pī批

liú流

chéng程

yán严

chóng重

yǐng影

xiǎng响

le了

xiàng项

mù目

dì的

zhěng整

tǐ体

jìn进

dù度

。

This time-consuming approval process has severely impacted the overall progress of the project.

xué学

xí习

yī一

mén门

xīn新

yǔ语

yán言

tōng通

cháng常

hěn很

hào耗

shí时

，

dàn但

hěn很

yǒu有

yì意

yì义

。

Learning a new language is usually time-consuming, but very meaningful.

nǐ你

rèn认

wéi为

xiū修

fù复

zhè这

zuò座

gǔ古

jiàn建

zhù筑

huì会

fēi非

cháng常

hào耗

shí时

ma吗

？

Do you think restoring this ancient building will be extremely time-consuming?

shǐ使

yòng用

xīn新

ruǎn软

jiàn件

hòu后

，

yuán原

běn本

hào耗

shí时

de的

shù数

jù据

chǔ处

lǐ理

biàn变

de得

gāo高

xiào效

duō多

le了

。

After using the new software, the originally time-consuming data processing has become much more efficient.

wèi为

le了

wán完

chéng成

zhè这

ge个

fù复

zá杂

de的

xiàng项

mù目

，

tuán团

duì队

bù不

dé得

bù不

jìn进

xíng行

yī一

xì系

liè列

hào耗

shí时

de的

yán研

jiū究

hé和

cè测

shì试

。

To complete this complex project, the team had to conduct a series of time-consuming research and tests.

suī虽

rán然

zhè这

xiàng项

yán研

jiū究

jí极

qí其

hào耗

shí时

qiě且

fù复

zá杂

，

dàn但

qí其

chéng成

guǒ果

jù具

yǒu有

kāi开

chuàng创

xìng性

yì意

yì义

。

Although this research is extremely time-consuming and complex, its findings are of groundbreaking significance.