耗时 meaning in English

hàoshí

time-consuming; to take a period of (x amount of time)

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 耗時17 strokes

Meaning of 耗时

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

hàoshí
  1. time-consuming
  2. to take a period of (x amount of time)

耗时 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

这zhè是shì一yī件jiàn十shí分fēn耗hào时shí的de工gōng作zuò。
This is a very time-consuming task.

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耗 hào · to waste · 10 strokes

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时 shí · o'clock · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 耗时.

时候shíhoutime; length of time
时间shíjiān(concept of) time; (duration of) time
小时xiǎoshíhour
有时yǒushísometimes; now and then
有时候yǒushíhousometimes
当时dāngshíthen; at that time
那时nà shíthen; at that time
同时tóngshíat the same time; simultaneously
随时suíshíat any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary
小时候xiǎoshíhouin one's childhood
平时píngshíordinarily; in normal times
这时候zhè shíhou

Questions about 耗时

What does 耗时 mean?

耗时 (hàoshí) means "time-consuming; to take a period of (x amount of time)" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 耗时?

耗时 is made of 2 characters: 耗 (10 strokes), 时 (7 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 耗时 an HSK word?

Yes. 耗时 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 耗时 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 耗时 is written 耗時.