消耗 (xiāohào) · to consume

消耗 (xiāohào) means “to consume; to use up”. It is written with 2 characters: 消 (news) + 耗 (to consume). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 消耗 is built

What 消 is made of

Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 肖 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

What 耗 is made of

耒lěi — plow
- 丰fēng — abundant
  - 三sān — three
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
毛máo — hair
- 乇tuō — to depend on
  - 丿 — falling stroke
  - 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke

跑步会消耗很多体力。Pǎobù huì xiāohào hěnduō tǐlì.Running uses up a lot of energy.

这台机器消耗的电很少。Zhè tái jīqì xiāohào de diàn hěn shǎo.This machine uses very little electricity.

What does 消耗 mean?

消耗 (xiāohào) means “to consume; to use up”.

How do you pronounce 消耗?

消耗 is pronounced xiāohào.

Which HSK level is 消耗?

消耗 is in Old HSK 6.

Learn 消耗 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 199: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.