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消耗

/ xiāohào /
Strokes

Definition

to use up/to consume

Example

As a Verb

consume; use up; deplete; expend

1
Zhàogu
照顾
niánmài
年迈
de
qīn
母亲
xiāohào
消耗
le
liàng
大量
jīng
精力

Looking after her elderly mother is quite a drain on her energy.

2
Xiāohào
消耗
jīng
精力

consume energy

3
Xiāohào
消耗
dànyào
弹药

expend ammunition

As a Verb

drain

4
Xiāohào
消耗
rén
敌人
de
yǒushēngliang
有生力量

drain the enemy troop of its strength; wear down the enemy's effective strength

As a Noun

consumption

5
Duì
rányuán
自然资源
de
xiāohào
消耗

drain on natural resources

6
Shǐ
使
néngyuán
能源
xiāohào
消耗
bǎochí
保持
zài
zuì
最低
shuǐpíng
水平

keep the expenditure of energy as low as possible

7
Jiàng
降低
xiāohào
消耗

reduce the consumption (of)

As a Noun

[often used in early novels, operas, etc] message; news

8
Yǎo
xiāohào
消耗

no news (about sb) whatsoever