Meaning
mouse; new; to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander
Chinese: 消耗、耗费。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “hao” becomes a different word in each tone. 耗 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 消耗xiāo hàoto consume; to use up; to deplete; to expend
- 耗费hào fèito waste; to spend; to consume; to squander
- 耗时hào shítime-consuming; to take a period of (x amount of time)
- 能耗néng hàoenergy consumption
- 耗能hào néngto consume energy
Example Sentence
这件事耗费了我们很多时间和精力。Zhè jiàn shì hào fèi le wǒ men hěn duō shí jiān hé jīng lì.This matter consumed a lot of our time and energy.
这Zhèthis件jiànitem事shìmatter耗费hào fèito waste了le(completed action)我们wǒ menwe很hěnvery多时duō shílong time间jiānbetween和héand精力jīng lìenergy。