耗时

耗時

hàoshí

adjective HSK 7-9 #30,028

Meanings

Literally "consume time"

HSK 3

这是一个非常耗时的过程。

Zhè shì yīgè fēicháng hàoshí de guòchéng.

This is a very time-consuming process.

HSK 4

手工制作虽然耗时，但很有意义。

Shǒugōng zhìzuò suīrán hàoshí, dàn hěn yǒu yìyì.

Handmade crafting is time-consuming, but very meaningful.

usage

耗时 can also function as a verb-object phrase meaning "to consume time": 耗时三年 (took three years). As an adjective it means "time-consuming."

耗 hào

时 shí