耗油

hàoyóu

verb #40,135

Meanings

1 to consume fuel
2 fuel-consuming
3 fuel consumption

Characters

consume; use up

Examples

HSK 2

这辆车很耗油。

Zhè liàng chē hěn hàoyóu.

This car uses a lot of fuel.

HSK 5

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