# 耗时 (hàoshí)

In Mandarin Chinese, 耗时 (hàoshí) means “time-consuming; to take (time)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: time-consuming; to take (time)
- Pinyin: hàoshí (hao4 shi2)
- Traditional: 耗時
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这项工程耗时三年才最终完成。
  Zhè xiàng gōngchéng hàoshí sān nián cái zuìzhōng wánchéng.
  This project took three years to finally complete.

## Characters

- [耗](https://hanziro.com/word/hao-consume/) (hào): to consume; to spend
- [时](https://hanziro.com/word/shi-time/) (shí): time; hour

https://hanziro.com/word/hao-shi-time-consuming/

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