耗时耗力

耗
耗
时
時
耗
耗
力
力
requiring much time and effort

Characters and words in 耗时耗力

耗
hào = h + ao4
to waste / to spend / to consume / to squander / news / (coll.) to delay / to dilly-dally
耗 = 毛 + 耒 : Hamlet (h) got the task to drive a plow (耒) through a lot of hair (毛) in the aorta's bathroom (ao4). He thinks that it is just a waste (耗) of gasoline (油耗) because it requires a lot of time and energy (耗时耗力), but he does it anyway.
耗
耗
时
時
time-consuming / to take a period of (x amount of time)
时
旹
shí = sh + Ø2
old variant of 時|时[shi2]
时
時
shí = sh + Ø2
o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period
时 = 寸 + 日 : Mnemonic symbol: a giant pocket watch.

The sun (日) asks Sherlock Holmes (sh) out for a coffee in the space station's kitchen (Ø2). Looking at his pocket watch (时), Sherlock sees he has time, winks and "thumbs up" (寸).
耗
力
to require much effort
力
lì = li + Ø4
power / force / strength / ability / strenuously
力 = ㇆ + 丿 : Mnemonic symbol: a power button.

Li Qingzhao (li) just had a shower in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and wants to use the hair dryer, but there's no plug, just the bare end of the cable! She uses all her power to build an electricity plug, and for the two pins she uses a plough (㇆) and a banana (丿). Finally she hits a big power button (力) to turn the power on.

Words with 耗时耗力

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