hào fèi

Traditional: 耗費

HSK 7–9

耗费 (hào fèi) is a Chinese word meaning “to waste; to spend; to consume”.

Meanings

  1. 1to waste
  2. 2to spend
  3. 3to consume
  4. 4to squander
Part of speech
verb

Characters in 耗费

耗hào · to waste费fèi · to cost

Related words

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