耗

• ピンイン: hào
• 漢字の分解: 耗 = 毛 (hair/fur) + 乇 — originally depicted gradual wearing away

意味

消耗する／浪費する；引き延ばす

Can refer to consuming energy, money, time, or resources. Also used for drawn-out, grinding situations (耗着 — keep stalling/dragging). The character image evokes slow depletion, like a candle burning down.

例文

1. 这个项目耗费了团队整整三年的心血。
2. 他不想就这个问题一直耗下去，决定尽快做出决定。
3. 长期的压力耗尽了她的精力，让她疲惫不堪。

使い方ガイド

場面: resources, time, endurance, stalling

トーン: negative

正しい言い方

• 这台旧机器太耗电了，换一台更节能的会更划算。(This old machine consumes too much electricity — switching to a more energy-efficient one would be more economical.)
• 谈判双方都在耗，谁也不愿意先让步。(Both sides in the negotiation were stalling, neither willing to make the first concession.)

避ける言い方

• 耗 for productive consumption of resources — 用 or 消耗 is more neutral; 耗 carries a sense of waste or excess

起源と歴史

Originally depicted animal horns worn down — sense of depletion. Modern character: 耗 = 毛 (fur) + 乇 variant.

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal