hào​fèi HSK7

to consume

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to consume verb
to consume or spend, especially a large amount of time, money, or resources; to waste or squander
expenditure verb
resources, money, or time consumed in a project or activity; the cost or expense involved

After the war, the reconstruction of the opera house took eight years and cost $100 million.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
1.64 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
5.49 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7

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