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hào
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 耗

耗子尾汁
hào zi wěi zhī

you're on your own (pun on 好自為之|好自为之[hǎo zì wéi zhī])

音耗
yīn hào

message

消耗
xiāo hào

to use up

低耗
dī hào

low consumption (energy, fuel etc)

耗时耗力
hào shí hào lì

requiring much time and effort

瞎猫碰上死耗子
xiā māo pèng shàng sǐ hào zi

a blind cat finds a dead mouse (idiom)

油耗
yóu hào

fuel consumption

耗尽
hào jìn

to exhaust

功耗
gōng hào

electric consumption

消耗量
xiāo hào liàng

rate of consumption

回耗
huí hào

to write back

燃耗
rán hào

fuel consumption

耗材
hào cái

consumables

损耗
sǔn hào

wear and tear

损耗品
sǔn hào pǐn

consumables

耗散
hào sàn

to dissipate

伤耗
shāng hào

damage (e.g. to goods in transit)

内耗
nèi hào

internal friction

耗力
hào lì

to require much effort

消耗战
xiāo hào zhàn

war of attrition

耗损
hào sǔn

to waste

噩耗
è hào

news of sb's death; sad news

狗拿耗子
gǒu ná hào zi

lit. a dog who catches mice

耗油量
hào yóu liàng

fuel consumption

耗失
hào shī

(of sth that should be retained: nutrients, moisture, heat etc) to be lost

猫哭耗子
māo kū hào zi

the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence

生耗氧量
shēng hào yǎng liàng

biological oxygen demand (BOD)

折耗
shé hào

loss of goods

耗子
hào zi

(dialect) mouse; rat

耗费
hào fèi

to waste

磨耗
mó hào

wear and tear

耗电
hào diàn

to consume electricity

耗能
hào néng

to consume energy

核燃料燃耗
hé rán liào rán hào

nuclear fuel burnup

耗资
hào zī

to spend

能耗
néng hào

energy consumption

耗时
hào shí

time-consuming