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耗费 hàofèi

耗费 hàofèi Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 耗费 hàofèi .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
hàofèi | hao4 fei4
English translation
to waste
to spend
to consume
to squander

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Traditional form

耗費

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 耗费 hàofèi

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hào

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. lěi represents the meaning and Máo represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Máo

Semantic compound

lěi

Positional decomposition

耒毛

Number of Strokes

10
Fèi

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Bèi represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of fèi .

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Bèi

Positional decomposition

弗贝

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 耗费 hàofèi

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我们 wǒmen 必须 bìxū jiāng 所得 suǒ dé 利润 lìrùn zhuó liú 百分之五作为 zuòwéi 损耗费.

We have to allow five per cent of our profit for tear and wear.

埃塞俄比亚 Aī sài é bǐ yà de 人均 rén jūn 石油 shíyóu 耗费 hàofèi liáng 几乎 jīhū shì 全世界 quán shì jiè 最低的。

Ethiopia has almost the lowest oil consumption per capita in the world.

bìng 不是 bú shi 他们 tā men 全球 quán qiú de 资源 Zīyuán 耗费 hàofèi 殆尽 dài jìn 的。

It isn't them who use up the world's resources.

坦克 tǎn kè yāo 耗费 hàofèi 大量 dà liàng de 燃料 rán liào 而且 érqiě huì 破坏 pòhuài 道路 dào lù

Tanks are heavy on fuel and destructive to roads.

修复 xiūfù 工作 gōngzuò 历时 lì shí 4 Nián 耗费 hàofèi jìn 4,000工时 gōng shí

The restoration took almost 4,000 man-hours over four years.

耗费 hàofèi Decomposition

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耗费 hàofèi Compounds

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