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消费

消費
xiāo fèi
HSK 5
to consume
verb
Measure words:个 gè

Example Sentences

我们应该减少不必要的消费。
wǒmen yīnggāi jiǎnshǎo bùbìyào de xiāofèi 。
We should reduce unnecessary consumption.
这家餐厅的消费很高。
zhè jiā cāntīng de xiāofèi hěngāo 。
The consumption at this restaurant is very high.
年轻人通常消费更多的娱乐。
niánqīng rén tōngcháng xiāofèi gēngduō de yúlè 。
Young people usually consume more entertainment.

Individual Characters

Words with similar meanings

使用shǐyòng
to use
使用 (shǐyòng) implies employing something for a purpose, and is often related to utilizing resources or services, which is similar to 消费 (consuming) in the context of expenditure.
花费huāfèi
to spend
花费 (huāfèi) directly refers to the act of spending money, similar to 消费 but can imply a more general sense of expenditure beyond just consumption.

Words Starting With 消

消息xiāo xi
news; information
消化xiāo huà
digest; digestion; digestive
消失xiāo shī
to disappear; to fade away
消灭xiāo miè
to put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish; to perish; annihilation (in quantum field theory)
消极xiāo jí
negative; passive; inactive

Words Ending With 费

免费miǎn fèi
free (of charge)
浪费làng fèi
to waste; to squander
经费jīng fèi
funds; expenditure
耗费hào fèi
to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander

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Individual Characters

消xiāo
to diminish, to subside, to consume
费fèi
fee, cost

Public Lists with 消费

Shopping
Stores, malls, purchases, bargaining, discounts, receipts, etc.
HSK 5
All words for the HSK 5 test
Economics & Trade
Trade, import/export, inflation, markets, economic policies.
Finance & Money
Currency, banks, deposits, withdrawals, credit cards, loans.
Business & Commerce
Company types, contracts, marketing, management, and sales terminology.