How to say “consume” in Chinese
consume, use up
“Consume” in Chinese is 消耗, xiāo hào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
消耗 is read xiāo hào: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”; on the right, 肖 xiào hints at the sound.
On the right, 毛 máo hints at the reading.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “消耗”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 消耗. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 工业生产消耗大量能源。gōngyèshēngchǎnxiāohàodàliàngnéngyuánIndustrial production consumes huge amounts of energy.
- 爬山很消耗体力páshānhěnxiāohàotǐlìClimbing a mountain really drains your strength.
- 跑步会消耗很多能量pǎobùhuìxiāohàohěnduōnéngliàngRunning burns a lot of energy.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “consume” in Chinese?
“Consume” in Chinese is 消耗, pinyin xiāohào.
What does 消耗 mean?
消耗 (xiāohào) means “consume, use up”.
How do you write 消耗?
消耗 is 2 characters: 消 (xiāo) — vanish; eliminate; 耗 (hào) — consume, use up. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 消耗?
消耗 is read xiāohào. Tones: xiāo — first tone, hào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“consume” in the lesson “Use less, emit less”
This word is from the topic “Energy, ecology, disasters” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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