Definition
耗时 (hào shí) means 'to take time' or 'to be time-consuming' — it focuses specifically on spending time (not money) and often implies the activity takes a noticeable or prolonged period. Contrast with 花费 (huā fèi, spending time or money), 耗 (hào, more casual/implies waste), 耗费 (hào fèi, heavy consumption), and 历时 (lì shí, a formal way to state that something lasted a specific duration).
verb
to take (a period of time)to consume time
Examples
- 耗时。Wánchéng zhège rènwu hào shí le sān gè xīngqī.Completing this task took three weeks.
- 耗时。Zhè zhǒng shǒugōng zhìzuò fēicháng hào shí.This kind of handmade work is very time-consuming.
- 耗时。Xiūfù nà tái jīqì hào shí le liǎng tiān.Repairing that machine took two days.
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