耗 hou³ {hào}

1. to waste
2. to spend
3. to consume
4. to squander
5. news
6. (coll.) to delay
7. to dilly-dally

耗費〔-费〕 hou³ fai³ {hào fèi}

1. to waste
2. to spend
3. to consume
4. to squander

耗力 hou³ lik⁶ {hào lì}

to require much effort

耗能 hou³ nang⁴ {hào néng}

1. to consume energy
2. energy consumption

耗散 hou³ saan³ {hào sàn}

1. to dissipate
2. to squander

耗時〔-时〕 hou³ si⁴ {hào shí}

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

耗損〔-损〕 hou³ syun² {hào sǔn}

to waste

耗盡〔-尽〕 hou³ zeon⁶ {hào jìn}

1. to exhaust
2. to use up
3. to deplete
4. to drain

耗資〔-资〕 hou³ zi¹ {hào zī}

1. to spend
2. expenditure
3. to cost

耗子 hou³ zi² {hào zi}

1. (dialect) mouse
2. rat

耗油量 hou³ jau⁴ loeng⁶ {hào yóu liàng}

fuel consumption

耗時耗力〔-时--〕 hou³ si⁴ hou³ lik⁶ {hào shí hào lì}

requiring much time and effort