Chinese Traditional: 消耗
Chinese Simplified: 消耗
Pinyin: xiao1 hao4
Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄠˋ
English Meaning: to use up, to consume

Example Sentences:

全世界兩成的人口消耗了八成的資源。
全世界两成的人口消耗了八成的资源。
quan2 shi4 jie4 liang3 cheng2 de5 ren2 kou3 xiao1 hao4 le5 ba1 cheng2 de5 zi1 yuan2.
20% of the world's population consumes 80% of its resources.
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Related Words:

 

xiāo

1. to consume 2. to disappear, to vanish 3. to eliminate 4. to have to, to need to 5. to while away 6. news

Here: to consume

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hào

1. to waste, to spend, to consume 2. mouse

Here: to waste, to spend, to consume

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