耗 hào
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 耒 — plow
- Made of
- 耒 plow 毛 hair, fur, feathers
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
耗
hào
to consume; to waste
Character
Example phrases
- 这台旧设备太耗电，长期使用反而增加运营成本。 Zhè tái jiù shèbèi tài hào diàn, chángqī shǐyòng fǎn'ér zēngjiā yùnyíng chéngběn. This old device consumes too much electricity; long-term use actually raises operating costs.
- 开车太耗油，我现在每天坐地铁上班。 Kāichē tài hào yóu, wǒ xiànzài měi tiān zuò dìtiě shàngbān. Driving uses too much fuel, so I take the metro to work now.
- 别在这件小事上耗时间了，我们快走吧。 Bié zài zhè jiàn xiǎoshì shang hào shíjiān le, wǒmen kuài zǒu ba. Don't waste time on this small matter; let's go.
Related words
- 消耗 xiāohào to consume
- 噩耗 èhào terrible news; grievous news
- 耗费 hàofèi to consume; to expend
- 耗时 hàoshí to take time; time-consuming
- 能耗 nénghào energy consumption
- 高额 gāo'é high-value; large in amount
- 报酬 bàochou remuneration; reward
- 高昂 gāo'áng high; expensive; uplifted
- 报销 bàoxiāo to reimburse; to claim expenses
- 划不来 huábulái not worth it; uneconomical
- 偿还 chánghuán to repay; to pay back
- 划得来 huádelái worth it; economical