耗

hào · hao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to waste
  2. to spend
  3. to consume
  4. to squander
  5. news
  6. (coll.) to delay
  7. to dilly-dally

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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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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