耗

hàoㄏㄠˋ

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HSK 7 TOCFL 6

Meaning

Meanings

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

Examples

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我把旅费耗光了。

我把旅費耗光了。

I have run out of my traveling expenses.

這是一件十分耗時的工作。

This is a very time-consuming task.

撇開費用不說，建這座橋也會耗費不少的時間。

Apart from the cost, it will take long to build the bridge.

有關癌症成因的研究耗費頗巨。

Research on the causes of cancer is very expensive.

這件事耗盡了他的財力。

This depleted his financial resources.

Characters

Character breakdown

毛

máo

surname Mao

Related: 耗

消耗

xiāo hào

to consume; to use up

Stroke practice

Practice writing 耗

Characters

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