耗费
Old HSK 6
耗费 (hàofèi) · to consume
耗费 (hàofèi) means “to consume; to use up; to spend”. It is written with 2 characters: 耗 (to consume) + 费 (fee). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 耗费 is built
The characters
耗 hào · to consume
What 耗 is made of
- 耒lěi — plow
- 丰fēng — abundant
- 三sān — three
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 丰fēng — abundant
- 毛máo — hair
- 乇tuō — to depend on
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乇tuō — to depend on
费 fèi · fee
What 费 is made of
- 弗fú — not
- 弓gōng — bow
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 贝 gives the meaning, 弗 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这项工作耗费了大量时间。Zhè xiàng gōngzuò hàofèi le dàliàng shíjiān.This work took up a great deal of time.
不要耗费太多精力在小事上。Búyào hàofèi tài duō jīnglì zài xiǎoshì shàng.Don't spend too much energy on small things.
Questions about 耗费
What does 耗费 mean?
耗费 (hàofèi) means “to consume; to use up; to spend”.
How do you pronounce 耗费?
耗费 is pronounced hàofèi.
Which HSK level is 耗费?
耗费 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 消耗xiāohàoto consume
- 费用fèiyòngcost
- 交费jiāofèito pay a fee
- 浪费làngfèito waste
- 收费shōufèito charge (a fee)
- 消费xiāofèito spend
- 学费xuéfèituition fee
- 免费miǎnfèifree (of charge)
- 经费jīngfèifunds
- 费fèifee
Learn 耗费 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 76: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.