消耗 (siu1 hou3) — to consume; to use up in Cantonese
siuˉ¹消hou˗₃耗Mandarin Pinyin: xiao1 hao4
Meaning of 消耗
nounto consume; to use up
noun(verb) 1. Burning (calories etc.); 2. Spend (time etc.)
Example Sentences with 消耗
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好faai˗₃快zauˍ₆就hongˉ¹消siu˗₃耗saai˗₃晒diˉ¹啲cin4.錢。
He quickly used up all the money.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gam˗₃咁hongˉ¹消siu˗₃耗ngo5.我。
Don't drain me like that.
niˉ¹呢diˉ¹啲jeˏ₅嘢houˊ²好hongˉ¹消siu˗₃耗siˉ¹時gaan3.間。
This stuff really consumes time.
paauˊ²跑jyunˎ₄完bouˍ₆步houˊ²好hongˉ¹消siu˗₃耗taiˊ²體lik6.力。
Running consumes a lot of energy.
gamˊ²咁zouˍ₆做wuiˏ₅會houˊ²好hongˉ¹消siu˗₃耗zingˉ¹精san4.神。
Doing that is mentally exhausting.
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