No. 7,374 in Chinese
花掉
"花掉" means "to spend" (money or time).
In a sentence
我花掉了所有存款买套新房。
I spent all my savings to buy a new house.
In this sentence, '花掉' means to spend all of something, typically referring to money or resources, emphasizing the action of using up completely.
她花掉一整个下午处理这些文件。
She spent an entire afternoon handling those documents.
Here, '花掉' is used to indicate the expenditure of time on a specific task, suggesting a significant engagement or consumption of that period.
儿童节时，他花掉了手中的零花钱买了礼物送给朋友。
On Children's Day, he spent his pocket money to buy gifts for his friends.
In this case, '花掉' describes the act of using monetary resources to purchase items, emphasizing the action of spending.
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