耗 - hào - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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耗

hào

Definition

to waste
to spend
to consume
to squander
news
(coll.) to delay
to dilly-dally

Character Decomposition

Related words (32)

耗力

hào lì

to require much effort

耗失

hào shī

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

(dialect) mouse; rat

to exhaust; to use up; to deplete; to drain

to waste

to dissipate; to squander

耗时

hào shí

time-consuming; to take a period of (x amount of time)

耗材

hào cái

consumables; to consume raw materials

耗能

hào néng

to consume energy; energy consumption

耗费

hào fèi

to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander

耗资

hào zī

to spend; expenditure; to cost

fuel consumption

requiring much time and effort

伤耗

shāng hào

damage (e.g. to goods in transit)

低耗

dī hào

low consumption (energy, fuel etc)

内耗

nèi hào

internal friction; internal dissipation of energy (in mechanics); (fig.) waste or discord within an organization

功耗

gōng hào

electric consumption; power wastage

噩耗

è hào

news of sb's death; grievous news

回耗

huí hào

to write back; to send a reply

折耗

shé hào

loss of goods; damage to goods; shrinkage

wear and tear

fuel consumption

to use up; to consume

fuel consumption

wear and tear; wearing out by friction

message

consumables

war of attrition

consumption

rate of consumption

biological oxygen demand (BOD)

核燃料燃耗

hé rán liào rán hào

nuclear fuel burnup

Idioms (2)

狗拿耗子

gǒu ná hào zi

(lit.) a dog who catches mice; to be meddlesome (idiom)

猫哭耗子

māo kū hào zi

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

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