耗资 (hào zī) — to spend (a large sum of money), to cost (in formal/institutional contexts)

Definition

Examples

• 这个项目耗资巨大，需要政府支持。
  Zhè ge xiàng mù hào zī jù dà, xū yào zhèng fǔ zhī chí.
  This project costs a huge amount and needs government support.
• 公司耗巨资修建了这座大楼。
  Gōng sī hào jù zī xiū jiàn le zhè zuò dà lóu.
  The company spent a huge sum to build this building.
• 这座桥耗资五亿元，历时三年建成。
  Zhè zuò qiáo hào zī wǔ yì yuán, lì shí sān nián jiàn chéng.
  This bridge cost 500 million yuan and took three years to build.