Meaning of 耗费
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
hàofèi
- to waste
- to spend
- to consume
- to squander
耗费 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
整个过程需要耗费数月。
The whole process will take months.
撇开费用不说，建这座桥也会耗费不少的时间。
Apart from the cost, it will take long to build the bridge.
有关癌症成因的研究耗费颇巨。
Research on the causes of cancer is very expensive.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
耗 hào · to waste · 10 strokes
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费 fèi · to cost · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 耗费.
| 浪费 | làngfèi | to waste; to squander |
| 费用 | fèiyong | cost; expenditure |
| 学费 | xuéfèi | tuition fee; tuition |
| 收费 | shōufèi | to charge a fee |
| 消费 | xiāofèi | to consume (goods and services, resources etc) |
| 交费 | jiāofèi | to pay a fee |
| 免费 | miǎnfèi | free (of charge) |
| 经费 | jīngfèi | funds; expenditure |
| 消费者 | xiāofèizhě | consumer |
| 花费 | huāfèi | expense; cost |
| 小费 | xiǎofèi | tip; gratuity |
| 消耗 | xiāohào | to consume; to use up; to deplete; to expend |
Questions about 耗费
What does 耗费 mean?
耗费 (hàofèi) means "to waste; to spend" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 耗费?
耗费 is made of 2 characters: 耗 (10 strokes), 费 (9 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
Is 耗费 an HSK word?
Yes. 耗费 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 耗费 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 耗费 is written 耗費.