耗时

hào shí

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

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Definitions

1. time-consuming
2. to take a period of (x amount of time)

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 费工夫 fèi gōng fu 费工夫 fèi gōng fu to spend a great deal of time and effort similar meaning, colloquial: to spend a great deal of time and effort

Synonyms

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• 费时 fèi shí 费时 fèi shí to take time meaning time-consuming: to take time

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Collocations

常用在需要强调时间长、效率低的情境，如“这项工作很耗时”。后面可以接表示时间长度的宾语，如“耗时三天”。

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这件事很 耗时 。

This task is very time-consuming.

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Words Containing 耗时

• 耗时耗力 耗时耗力 hào shí hào lì: requiring much time and effort

Child Words of 耗时

• 时 时 shí: o'clock
• 耗 耗 hào: to waste