耗 hào

consume, use up; waste, squander

HSK 6 #1730

DEFINITIONS

耗 hào
  • to waste
  • to spend
  • to consume
  • to squander
  • news
  • (coll.) to delay
  • to dilly-dally

STROKES

WORDS

核燃料燃耗 hé rán liào rán hào nuclear fuel burnup
消耗戰 xiāo hào zhàn war of attrition
燃耗 rán hào fuel consumption
狗拿耗子 gǒu ná hào zi lit. a dog who catches mice; to be meddlesome (idiom)
生耗氧量 shēng hào yǎng liàng biological oxygen demand (BOD)
瞎猫碰上死耗子 xiā māo pèng shàng sǐ hào zi a blind cat finds a dead mouse (idiom); blind luck
瞎貓碰上死耗子 xiā māo pèng shàng sǐ hào zi a blind cat finds a dead mouse (idiom); blind luck
磨耗 mó hào wear and tear; wearing out by friction
耗力 hào lì to require much effort
耗失 hào shī (of sth that should be retained: nutrients, moisture, heat etc) to be lost
耗損 hào sǔn to waste
耗散 hào sàn to dissipate; to squander
耗時 hào shí time-consuming; to take a period of (x amount of time)
耗时耗力 hào shí hào lì requiring much time and effort
耗時耗力 hào shí hào lì requiring much time and effort
耗盡 hào jìn to exhaust; to use up; to deplete; to drain
耗能 hào néng to consume energy; energy consumption
耗費 hào fèi to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander
耗資 hào zī to spend; expenditure; to cost
猫哭耗子 māo kū hào zi the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence; crocodile tears
貓哭耗子 māo kū hào zi the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence; crocodile tears
音耗 yīn hào message
耗油 hào yóu fuel consumption; the act of consuming oil or fuel
耗些 hào xiē to consume some; to use up some
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