消耗

xiāohào
  1. to consume; to use up
  2. to deplete; to expend
  3. (old) news; mail; message

CEDICT

old

Entry Composition

1 消 xiāo
  1. to diminish; to subside
  2. to consume; to reduce
  3. to idle away (the time)
  4. (after 不 bù or 只 zhǐ or 何 hé etc) to need; to require; to take
2 耗 hào
  1. to waste
  2. to spend
  3. to consume
  4. to squander
  5. news
  6. (coll.) to delay
  7. to dilly-dally