# 耗费 (hàofèi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 耗费 (hàofèi) means “to consume; to spend (resources)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to consume; to spend (resources)
- Pinyin: hàofèi (hao4 fei4)
- Traditional: 耗費
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 这个项目耗费了大量时间。
  Zhège xiàngmù hàofèile dàliàng shíjiān.
  This project consumed a great deal of time.

## Characters

- [耗](https://hanziro.com/word/hao-consume/) (hào): to consume; to spend
- [费](https://hanziro.com/word/fei-cost/) (fèi): to cost; to spend

https://hanziro.com/word/hao-fei-consume/

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