HSK · Level 97
45 words
Chinese word
耗
Pronunciation
Pinyinhào
Meaning
- verbtake
Example
这件事很耗时间。zhè jiàn shì hěn hào shí jiān
This takes a lot of time.
More examples
冬天长时间取暖会把燃料耗光。dōng tiān cháng shí jiān qú nuǎn huì bǎ rán liào hào guāng
Long periods of heating in winter can use up all the fuel.
Core concept
A process that slowly uses up a resource, with the cost accumulating along the way.
Common phrases
耗光hào guāng
use up completely
耗精力hào jīng lì
expend energy
Similar words
费fèi: Means spending or consuming time, money, or effort in an activity.
耗费hào fèi: Means spending a substantial amount of time, money, or energy on something.
花huā: Means using time or money for a particular activity.
浪费làng fèi: Means spending time, money, or resources needlessly instead of using them well.
Definition in Chinese
指通过持续使用或过程使某种可感或可量化的资源逐步减少，突出消耗的持续性与累积效应。zhǐ tōng guò chí xù shǐ yòng huò guò chéng shǐ móu zhǒng kě gǎn huò kě liàng huà de zī yuán zhú bù jián shǎo tū chū xiāo hào de chí xù xìng yǔ lěi jī xiào yìng
Word origin
耗 (hào, "to wear away") developed from an earlier sense of loss or damage into the broader modern sense of a continuing process consuming a resource.
Usage tips
- This verb naturally makes the task or process the source of the drain and the resource the object, a useful pattern for describing why an activity requires so much time or energy.