HSK 7–9 · verb

耗

hào

to consume; to use up; to waste

这个灯太耗电了,换一个吧。

Zhège dēng tài hào diànle, huàn yí gè ba。

This lamp uses too much electricity, let's change it.

运动需要消耗能量。

Yùndòng xūyào xiāohào néngliàng.

Exercise consumes energy.

跑步会消耗很多能量。

Pǎobù huì xiāohào hěn duō néngliàng。

Running uses up a lot of energy.

听到这个噩耗,全家人都哭了。

Tīng dào zhège èhào, quán jiārén dōu kūle。

Hearing this terrible news, the whole family cried.