消耗 meaning and pronunciation

消耗
Simplified/traditional word

消耗 English definition

xiāo hào
  • to use up
  • to consume

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  • 消 (xiāo): to disappear; to vanish; to eliminate; to spend (time); have to; need;
  • 耗 (hào): to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander; news; (coll.) to delay; to dilly-dally;