耗 (hào) — to consume, to spend, to waste (resources like time, energy, money); (colloquial) to delay, to dilly-dally; to drag out
Definition
Focuses on resources being used up or drained (electricity, energy, time). Stronger than 浪费 (general waste), and in the colloquial sense of 'dilly-dally' it pairs with 别跟我耗 to mean 'stop wasting my time.'
verb
to consumeto spendto waste (resources like time, energy, money)(colloquial) to delayto dilly-dallyto drag out
Examples
- 耗。Zhè tái lǎo jī qì hěn hào diàn.This old machine consumes a lot of electricity.
- 耗。Tā měi tiān pǎo bù hào hěn duō tǐ lì.He runs every day and expends a lot of physical energy.
- 耗，！Bié gēn wǒ hào, mǎ shàng kāi shǐ gōng zuò!Don't dilly-dally with me; start working right away!
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