耗费 (hào fèi) — to consume, to expend (resources in significant amounts)
Definition
耗费 highlights large quantities of time, money, or effort being used up, with a neutral or even productive tone. Unlike 浪费 (pure waste) or 挥霍 (reckless squandering), it does not necessarily judge the spending as negative.
verb
to consumeto expend (resources in significant amounts)
Examples
- 耗费。Zhè ge gōng chéng hào fèi le dà liàng zī jīn.This project consumed a large amount of funds.
- 耗费，。Nǐ zhè yàng zuò huì hào fèi hěn duō jīng lì, bù rú huàn gè fāng fǎ.Doing this will expend a lot of energy — it's better to try another approach.
- 耗费。Bú yào zài bú zhòng yào de shì qing shàng hào fèi tài duō shí jiān.Don't spend too much time on unimportant things.
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