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耗时耗力

hào shí hào lìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
requiring much time and effort
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-8d21531751a659f9. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

耗時耗力 耗时耗力 [hao4 shi2 hao4 li4] /requiring much time and effort/

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Other forms in these source records: 耗時耗力

  • 耗
    hào

    to waste / to spend / to consume / to squander / news / (coll.) to delay / to dilly-dally

  • 时
    shí

    (bound form) time / hour / period / season / (after a numeral) o'clock / hour(s) / (after a verb phrase or clause) when / while

    Shí

    surname Shi

  • 耗
    hào

    to waste / to spend / to consume / to squander / news / (coll.) to delay / to dilly-dally

  • 力
    lì

    power / force / strength / ability / strenuously

    Lì

    surname Li

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.