消耗
xiāo​hào HSK6

to consume

消耗 xiāo​hào
to consume verb
to cause something to be consumed or used up

我们住的房屋消耗了大量的能源。

wǒ​men zhù de fáng​wū xiāo​hào le dà​liàng de néng​yuán.

The houses we live in consume vast amounts of energy.

在此状态下，计算机消耗的电量非常少。

zài​cǐ zhuàng​tài xià, jì​suàn​jī xiāo​hào de diàn​liàng fēi​cháng shǎo.

In this state, the computer consumes very little power.

to use up verb
(of strength, resources, etc.) to gradually decrease or be depleted through use or wear

有些日子只是消耗你的能量。

yǒu​xiē rì​zi zhǐ​shì xiāo​hào nǐ de néng​liàng.

Some days simply drain your energy.

consumption noun
the act of consuming or the state of being consumed; depletion; expenditure

例如，在你吃鸡蛋的日子里，减少其他来源的胆固醇消耗。

lì​rú, zài nǐ chī jī​dàn de rì​zi li, jiǎn​shǎo qí​tā lái​yuán de dǎn​gù​chún xiāo​hào.

For example, on days when you eat eggs, reduce cholesterol consumption from other sources.

news
(archaic) news; message; mail; information

Frequency
Movie subtitles
4.32 per million appears in 2% of films
Written text
26.5 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 6

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Sources
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)