Chinese word dictionary

耗时

hàoshí · time-consuming; to take a period of (x amount of time)

Word information

Simplified耗时
Traditional耗時
Pinyinhàoshí
Part of speech
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 耗时

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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