耗油

hàoyóu

verb #40,135

Meanings

1 to consume fuel
2 fuel-consuming
3 fuel consumption

Characters

consume; use up

Examples

这辆车很耗油。

Zhè liàng chē hěn hàoyóu.

This car uses a lot of fuel.

高速行驶比较耗油。

Gāosù xíngshǐ bǐjiào hàoyóu.

Driving at high speed consumes more fuel.

Tips

mistakes

Do not confuse 耗油 (hàoyóu, 'consumes fuel') with 蚝油 (háoyóu, 'oyster sauce') — same pinyin without tones but completely different characters and meanings.

Stroke Order

耗 hào

油 yóu