Word: 耗时 (hàoshí) Traditional: 耗時 耗时 dictionary entry hàoshí time-consuming; to take a period of (x amount of time) Full dictionary entry for 耗时 Example sentences using 耗时 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 做这顿饭耗时两个小时。 Zuò zhè dùnfàn hàoshí liǎng gè xiǎoshí. Making this meal took two hours. 这是一件十分耗时的工作。 Zhè shì yí jiàn shífēn hàoshí de gōngzuò. This is a very time-consuming task.