耗 hào to consume
to consume; to use up; to waste; to spend; news
怎么记住“耗”: 耒 plow + 毛 hair = to consume. The old tractor pulling the plow past the goats in their thick hair seems to consume more diesel every year.
部件结构
耗 = 耒 plow + 毛 hair
- 耒 plow
- 毛 hair
The old tractor pulling the plow past the goats in their thick hair seems to consume more diesel every year.
用法
- To consume/use up/wear away - 消耗 (xiāohào) to consume/deplete, 耗费 (hàofèi) to expend/spend (time, money, energy).
- 耗时 (hàoshí) = time-consuming; 能耗 (nénghào) = energy consumption; 耗电 = to draw power.
- Colloquial 耗 = to dawdle/drag out: 别跟我耗时间 don't waste my time / stop stalling.
- 噩耗 (èhào) = the sad news of a death (a distinct, fixed sense).