要花

will take; will cost

→ 要
phrase Common #5,384
will take; will cost Used when talking about how much time or money something requires.
CH: 修好这辆车要花三天。
EN: It will take three days to repair this car.

走到车站要花多少时间?

How long does it take to walk to the station?

他们每天要花一万英镑

They have to spend £10,000 every day.

— 风吹麦浪 (2006)

这起码要花三天时间

This will take at least three days.

— 月升王国 (2012)

这下至少要花三个月的时间

This will take at least three months.

— 红猪 (1992)

从这里坐车,要花两个小时才能到我叔叔家。

It takes two hours to get to my uncle’s house from here by car.

那部分本来要花很多很多年才会改变,不过也许已经开始了。

That part was supposed to take many, many years to change, but maybe it’s already started.

那不是要花很多钱吗?

Wouldn't that cost a lot of money?

— 魔女宅急便 (1989)

我要花三天才能做完研究

It will take me three days to finish the research.

— 几近成名 (2000)

它至少要花五美元。

It costs at least five dollars.

光从这里传到那里都要花上一段时间。

It takes time for light to travel from here to there.

要花好几年去

It will take several years.

— 天堂电影院 (1988)

因为姊姊生病了要花好多好多钱

Since my older sister is sick, we'll need to spend a lot of money.

— 我要复仇 (2002)

我要花很长时间。

I'll need a lot of time.

我们要花多长时间才能找到这些叛徒?

How long will it take us to find these traitors?

— 焦土之城 (2010)

因为这要花一大笔钱

Because it will cost a lot of money.

— 邮差 (1994)

不然我的钱要花在什么地方

Otherwise, what am I supposed to spend my money on?

— 出租车司机 (2017)

区别是你要花几年时间

The difference is that you'll have to spend several years.

— 完美陌生人 (2016)