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消耗
xiāohào
1. to use up
2. to consume
HSK 6 Common • Top 12%

Character Breakdown

消
xiāo
news, rumors; to die out, to melt away, to vanish
HSK 4 10 丶
耗
hào
to consume, to use up; to squander, to waste
HSK 6 10 丶

Compound Words (3)

消耗战
xiāohàozhàn
war of attrition
消耗掉
xiāohàodiào
consumption
消耗量
xiāohàoliàng
rate of consumption

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
10,218 of 84,292