耗资

耗資

hàozī

verb #35,313

Meanings

1 to cost (a sum of money)
2 to spend (a budget)
3 to require an investment of

Characters

to consume / use up

funds / capital

Examples

这座大桥耗资三十亿元。

Zhè zuò dàqiáo hàozī sānshí yì yuán.

This bridge cost three billion yuan to build.

整部电影耗资巨大。

Zhěng bù diànyǐng hàozī jùdà.

The whole film cost an enormous amount of money.

Tips

register

Journalistic register — typical headline word for big projects, films, weapons systems, infrastructure. Often paired with quantities (耗资 + 数额) or with 巨大 (huge). Don't use it for personal spending; for that say 花了 (huāle).

Stroke Order

耗 hào

资 zī