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

HSK 3

这座大桥耗资三十亿元。

Zhè zuò dàqiáo hàozī sānshíyì yuán.

This bridge cost three billion yuan to build.

HSK 4

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 or with 巨大 (huge). Don't use it for personal spending; for that say 花了.

Stroke Order

耗 hào

资 zī