耗时

HSK 7-9

hàoshí

time-consuming

Explanation

to take a period of (x amount of time)

Examples

这个项目耗时很长。

zhège xiàngmù hàoshí hěn cháng.

this project takes a long time.

他完成这项任务耗时一周。

tā wánchéng zhèxiàng rènwù hàoshí yīzhōu.

It took him a week to complete this task.