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耗

hào · hao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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

  1. Liangliang

    你的(nǐde)手机(shǒujī)怎么(zěnme)只(zhǐ)剩(shèng)百分之五(bǎifēnzhīwǔ)了(le)？

    How come your phone has only five percent left?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)一路(yīlù)开着(kāizhe)地图(dìtú)，地图(dìtú)很(hěn)耗(hào)电(diàn)。

    I had the map on the whole way. Maps use a lot of power.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)带(dài)充电宝(chōngdiànbǎo)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you bring a power bank?

  4. Dengdeng

    带(dài)了(le)，可是(kěshì)它(tā)也(yě)没电(méidiàn)了(le)。

    I did, but it's out of power too.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，用(yòng)地图(dìtú)又(yòu)耗(hào)电(diàn)又(yòu)耗(hào)流量(liúliàng)。

    See, using maps uses up both power and data.

  6. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，我们(wǒmen)找(zhǎo)个(gè)地方(dìfang)充电(chōngdiàn)，顺便(shùnbiàn)吃饭(chīfàn)！

    OK, let's find a place to charge up, and eat while we're at it!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)项(xiàng)目(mù)耗(hào)了(le)不(bù)少(shǎo)时(shí)间(jiān)和(hé)金(jīn)钱(qián)。

This project consumed a lot of time and money.

02

别(bié)在(zài)无(wú)关(guān)紧(jǐn)要(yào)的(de)事(shì)上(shàng)耗(hào)着(zhe)。

Don't waste time dawdling on unimportant matters.

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