消耗

xiāo hào
HSK 6
to use up, to consume
verb

Example Sentences

我们应该节约资源，减少消耗。
wǒmen yīnggāi jiéyuē zīyuán ， jiǎnshǎo xiāohào 。
We should save resources and reduce consumption.
这台机器的能量消耗很大。
zhè tái jīqì de néngliàng xiāohào hěndà 。
This machine has a large energy consumption.
如果继续如此消耗，资源会很快耗尽。
rúguǒ jìxù rúcǐ xiāohào ， zīyuán huì hěnkuài hào jìn 。
If we continue to consume like this, resources will be depleted very soon.

Individual Characters

消xiāo
to diminish, to subside, to consume
耗hào
to consume

Words with similar meanings

使用shǐyòng
to use
More general term for using something without the implication of depletion.
耗费hàofèi
to expend
Similar meaning but can imply a wasteful or unnecessary consumption.

Words Starting With 消

消息xiāo xi
news; information
消化xiāo huà
digest; digestion; digestive
消失xiāo shī
to disappear; to fade away
消灭xiāo miè
to put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish; to perish; annihilation (in quantum field theory)
消费xiāo fèi
to consume

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