耗
hào
to waste
to spend; to consume; to squander; news; (coll.) to delay; to dilly-dally
开空调太久会耗很多电。
kāi kōngtiáo tài jiǔ huì hào hěn duō diàn。
Running the air conditioner too long will consume a lot of electricity.
他不想在这件事上耗太多时间和精力。
tā bù xiǎng zài zhè jiàn shì shang hào tài duō shíjiān hé jīnglì。
He does not want to spend too much time and energy on this matter.
Words with 耗
耗子
hào zi
(dialect) mouse; rat
耗散
hào sàn
to dissipate
耗电
hào diàn
to consume electricity
能耗
néng hào
energy consumption
耗力
hào lì
to require much effort
音耗
yīn hào
message
低耗
dī hào
low consumption (energy, fuel etc)
伤耗
shāng hào
damage (e.g. to goods in transit)
内耗
nèi hào
internal friction
功耗
gōng hào
electric consumption
噩耗
è hào
news of sb's death; sad news
回耗
huí hào
to write back