xiao1
hao4
  1. to use up
  2. to consume

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  • 消 (消): to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time); (after 不[bu4] or 只[zhi3] or 何[he2] etc) to need; to require; to take
  • 耗 (耗): to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander; news; (coll.) to delay; to dilly-dally

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Examples

我们消耗了所有的自然资源。

瑞士人消耗不少啤酒。

在法國,人們大量消耗酒類飲品。

在交通上花费的时间越短,则金钱上的消耗越多。

農業需要消耗大量的水。

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