耗

hào

“To waste” in Chinese is 耗 (hào).

Other characters with the syllable hao: see all 6 →

Meaning

to waste
to spend
to consume

Show 4 more meanings

to squander
news
(coll.) to delay
to dilly-dally

Example

我们消耗了所有的自然资源。

We have consumed all the natural resources.

From 消耗 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Words containing 耗

消耗xiāohàoto consume; to use upHSK 6 耗费hàofèito wasteHSK 7-9 耗时hàoshítime-consumingHSK 7-9 能耗nénghàoenergy consumptionHSK 7-9

More HSK 6 characters

挨áiin order; in sequenceHSK 6 傲àoproudHSK 6 罢bàto stopHSK 6 榜bǎngnotice or announcementHSK 6 傍bàngnearHSK 6 胞bāoplacentaHSK 6 暴bàosuddenHSK 6 爆bàoto explode; to burstHSK 6 奔bènto hurryHSK 6 逼bīto compelHSK 6

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