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
耗费
hàofèi
to consume; to expend
Characters in this word
费 fèi
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- Made of
- 弗 not, negative 贝 sea shell
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这场诉讼耗费了大量时间，却没有真正解决双方的矛盾。 Zhè chǎng sùsòng hàofèi le dàliàng shíjiān, què méiyǒu zhēnzhèng jiějué shuāngfāng de máodùn. This lawsuit consumed a great deal of time, yet it did not truly resolve the conflict between the two sides.
- 建这座大桥耗费了三年时间和大量资金。 Jiàn zhè zuò dàqiáo hàofèi le sān nián shíjiān hé dàliàng zījīn. Building this large bridge consumed three years and a great deal of money.
- 她耗费了很多心血，才把孩子养大。 Tā hàofèi le hěn duō xīnxuè, cái bǎ háizi yǎngdà. She put in a great deal of effort before she raised the child.
Related words
- 消耗 xiāohào to consume
- 噩耗 èhào terrible news; grievous news
- 耗 hào to consume; to waste
- 耗时 hàoshí to take time; time-consuming
- 能耗 nénghào energy consumption
- 费 fèi fee
- 费用 fèiyòng expenses; cost
- 交费 jiāofèi to pay a fee
- 浪费 làngfèi to waste
- 收费 shōufèi to charge a fee
- 消费 xiāofèi to spend; consumption
- 学费 xuéfèi tuition fee