Tiếng ViệtTiếng Việt▼
消耗 tiêu thụ
Stroke order
消耗 is written in 20 strokes across 2 characters.

- 消 — 10 strokes
- 耗 — 10 strokes
Senses
- to consume; to use up
- to deplete; to expend
- (old) news; mail; message
Related words
消耗 is pronounced xiāohào and means “tiêu thụ”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 消耗 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.