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耗时间 Pronunciation and Pinyin

耗时间 Usage and Examples

waste time

take time

time-consuming

研究人员还指出了在准备数据供他人查看的过程中会消耗时间。

Researchers also point to the time sink that is involved in preparing data for others to view.

比较耗时间,但总能行。

It's time-consuming, but it always works.

The characters in 耗时间

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
耗
hào10consume or waste
时
shí7time, moment, or hour
间
jiān7space between; room

More words starting with 耗

  • hào耗zǐ子Mouse or rat.
  • hào耗zi子wěi尾ba巴dà大insignificant, a trivial matter
  • hào耗jìn尽to use up completely; to exhaust
  • hào耗jìn尽le了exhausted, used up
  • hào耗sǔn损consumption, loss
  • hào耗sàn散dissipation, consume
  • hào耗shí时time-consuming, takes time
  • hào耗shí时màn漫cháng长time-consuming, lengthy
  • hào耗shí时hào耗lì力time-consuming and laborious, time and effort intensive
  • hào耗shí时hào耗lì力de的time-consuming and labor-intensive, demanding
  • hào耗jié竭Exhaustion, Depletion
  • hào耗fèi费consume, expend

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Questions about 耗时间

What does 耗时间 mean in Chinese?

耗时间 (hào shí jiān) means “waste time, take time, time-consuming”.

How do you pronounce 耗时间?

耗时间 is pronounced hào shí jiān in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “waste time” in Chinese?

“waste time” is 耗时间 (hào shí jiān) in Chinese.

How is 耗时间 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 耗时间, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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