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Agriculture consumes a great amount of water.
How to pronounce 消耗
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
xiāo消hào耗
to consume; to use up
HSK 6
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xiāoFirst tonehàoFourth tone
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ā First toneHigh and level
á Second toneRising
ǎ Third toneLow, then rising in isolation
à Fourth toneFalling
a Neutral toneShort and light
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