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消耗

xiāo hào · xiao hao

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Meaning

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  1. to consume; to use up
  2. to deplete; to expend
  3. (old) news; mail; message
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Five percent battery

  1. Dengdeng

    我的(wǒde)手机(shǒujī)只(zhǐ)剩(shèng)百分之五(bǎifēnzhīwǔ)的(de)电(diàn)了(le)。

    My phone has only five percent battery left.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)一直(yīzhí)开着(kāizhe)视频(shìpín)吧(ba)？视频(shìpín)很(hěn)消耗(xiāohào)电(diàn)。

    You kept a video on all along, right? Video drains the battery.

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)。我(wǒ)关(guān)了(le)。可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)走(zǒu)了(le)一下午(yīxiàwǔ)，也(yě)消耗(xiāohào)了(le)很多(hěnduō)体力(tǐlì)。

    Right. I turned it off. But I walked all afternoon, and I used up a lot of energy too.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)吃(chī)烤红薯(kǎohóngshǔ)，给(gěi)你的(nǐde)体力(tǐlì)充电(chōngdiàn)。

    Then let us go and eat a roast sweet potato to recharge your energy.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！这下(zhèxià)我(wǒ)比(bǐ)手机(shǒujī)先(xiān)充满(chōngmǎn)。

    Great! This time I will be fully charged before the phone.

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2 examples
01

农(nóng)业(yè)需(xū)要(yào)消(xiāo)耗(hào)大(dà)量(liàng)的(de)水(shuǐ)。

Agriculture consumes a great amount of water.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

瑞(ruì)士(shì)人(rén)消(xiāo)耗(hào)不(bù)少(shǎo)啤(pí)酒(jiǔ)。

The Swiss consume a large amount of beer.

Tatoeba: Chinese by tsayng · English by tsayng · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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