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消费 (xiāo fèi): to consume

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 5verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning
to consume
Characters
2
Part of speech
verb
HSK level
HSK 5

Full definitions

Meanings grouped by pronunciation.

  • to consume (goods and services

Chinese explanation

  • 花费钱财购买商品或服务,以满足生活需要。常指个人或家庭在日常生活中的支出行为,如吃饭、购物、旅游等。也指为了某种目的而消耗资源或物品。

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Character breakdown

HSK 7

to diminish

HSK 4

to cost

Example sentences

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Every month as soon as his salary arrives, he saves a portion first, and only the rest is used for daily consumption.

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As people's incomes rise, spending on travel and cultural entertainment has clearly increased.

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Online shopping is convenient and cheap, so more and more people choose to spend money online.

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Every month she records her spending to see where the money went.

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This restaurant's prices are too high, and ordinary consumers rarely come, so business has been poor.

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