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Hanzi

耗 / 耗

Traditional
耗
Simplified
耗

to waste/to spend/to consume/to squander/news/(coll.) to delay/to dilly-dally

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

hào, máo, mào

Bopomofo

ㄏㄠˋ, ㄇㄠˊ, ㄇㄠˋ

Jyutping

hou3

Example sentences

消耗 xiāohào
跑馬拉松會消耗大量的體力。
跑马拉松会消耗大量的体力。

Running a marathon consumes a lot of physical strength.

電力 / 电力 diànlì
夏天電力消耗量大，常導致電力不足。
夏天电力消耗量大，常导致电力不足。

In summer, electric power consumption is high, often leading to power shortages.

耗 hào
這輛車很耗油。
这辆车很耗油。

This car consumes a lot of gas.

噩耗 èhào
噩耗傳來，全家人都陷入了悲痛之中。
噩耗传来，全家人都陷入了悲痛之中。

When the bad news came, the whole family was plunged into grief.

沉痛 chéntòng
聽到這個噩耗，大家的心情都十分沉痛。
听到这个噩耗，大家的心情都十分沉痛。

Hearing this bad news, everyone's mood was very sorrowful.

耗時 / 耗时 hàoshí
寫書是一件很耗時的工作。
写书是一件很耗时的工作。

Writing a book is a very time-consuming job.

Example Vocabulary

消耗

xiao1'hao4

to consume; to use up; consumption

耗

hao4

to consume; to waste; to delay

噩耗

e4'hao4

bad news; news of someone's death

油耗

you2'hao4

耗子

hao4'zi

耗時

hao4'shi2

time-consuming; to take a long time

耗儘

低耗

di1'hao4

內耗

nei4'hao4

功耗

gong1'hao4

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