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耗尽

hào jìn · hao jin

Traditional 耗盡

Meaning

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  1. to exhaust
  2. to use up
  3. to deplete
  4. to drain
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Phone battery in the hutong

  1. Dengdeng

    糟了(zāole)，手机(shǒujī)的(de)电(diàn)耗尽(hàojìn)了(le)。

    Oh no, my phone battery is completely drained.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)有(yǒu)充电宝(chōngdiànbǎo)，给(gěi)你(nǐ)。

    I have a power bank. Take it.

  3. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)！咦(yí)，充电宝(chōngdiànbǎo)没(méi)反应(fǎnyìng)。

    Thanks! Hm, the power bank does nothing.

  4. Liangliang

    它(tā)的(de)电(diàn)也(yě)耗尽(hàojìn)了(le)。

    Its battery is used up too.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)只能(zhǐnéng)用(yòng)眼睛(yǎnjing)拍(pāi)了(le)。

    Then we can only take photos with our eyes.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)件(jiàn)事(shì)耗(hào)尽(jìn)了(le)他(tā)的(de)财(cái)力(lì)。

This depleted his financial resources.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)的(de)耐(nài)心(xīn)快(kuài)要(yào)耗(hào)尽(jìn)了(le)。

My patience is nearing its limit.

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

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