hao
Pronunciation
Northern
/haːw˧˧/
Central
/haːw˧˥/
Southern
/haːw˧˧/
Listen
consume energy
Verb
consume energy
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
consume Core Actions & Operation
To consume a significant amount of energy or resources during a process.
vi Chiếc xe cũ này rất hao xăng khi chạy đường dài.
en This old car consumes a lot of gas when driving long distances.
Parts
Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 耗 / 耗
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Parts
Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 耗 / 耗
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 耗
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
耗
Candidates by syllable
hao
耗（哮 / 滈）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
hao hụt / hao mòn / hao tổn / hao phí …
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Similar
hao hụt / hao mòn / hao tổn / hao phí …
Use
tiêu hao / âm hao / hao hao / khấu hao …
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Use
tiêu hao / âm hao / hao hao / khấu hao …