耗时 (hào shí) — to take (a period of time); to consume time
Definition
耗时 focuses on how much time a task consumes, used as a verb ('took three weeks') or adjective ('time-consuming'). Unlike 历时, which simply states the duration of a historical event, 耗时 emphasizes that a long time is used up.
verb
to take (a period of time)to consume time
Examples
- 耗时。Wán chéng zhè ge rèn wu hào shí le sān gè xīng qī.Completing this task took three weeks.
- 耗时。Zhè zhǒng shǒu gōng zhì zuò fēi cháng hào shí.This kind of handmade work is very time-consuming.
- 耗时。Xiū fù nà tái jī qì hào shí le liǎng tiān.Repairing that machine took two days.
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