成本

chéng běn

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. (manufacturing, production etc) costs

Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

• 利润 lì rùn 利润 lì rùn profits 成本 refers to costs, while 利润 means profit, often contrasted in business contexts.: profits

Related words

2 items

• 费用 fèi yòng 费用 fèi yòng cost 费用 is a broader term for expenses or fees, while 成本 specifically refers to production or manufacturing costs.: cost
• 代价 dài jià 代价 dài jià price 代价 emphasizes the price paid or sacrifice made, often in a figurative sense, whereas 成本 is more about monetary costs in business.: price

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used with verbs like 降低 (reduce) or 计算 (calculate).

Common mistakes

Not to be confused with 价格 (price); 成本 is the cost incurred by the producer, while 价格 is the selling price.

Example Sentences

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公司决定降低 成本 。

The company decided to reduce costs.

公司决定裁员以降低 成本 。

The company decided to cut staff to reduce costs.

我们需要测算这个项目的 成本 。

We need to calculate the costs of this project.

请你估算一下这个项目的 成本 。

Please estimate the cost of this project.

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Words Containing 成本

• 低成本 低成本 dī chéng běn: low cost
• 加工成本 加工成本 jiā gōng chéng běn: processing cost
• 平均成本法 平均成本法 píng jūn chéng běn fǎ: (finance) dollar cost averaging
• 机会成本 机会成本 jī huì chéng běn: opportunity cost
• 正常成本 正常成本 zhèng cháng chéng běn: normal cost (accountancy)
• 历史成本 历史成本 lì shǐ chéng běn: historic cost (accounting)
• 沉没成本 沉没成本 chén mò chéng běn: sunk cost (economics)
• 生产成本 生产成本 shēng chǎn chéng běn: production costs
• 总成本 总成本 zǒng chéng běn: total costs
• 边际成本 边际成本 biān jì chéng běn: marginal cost

Child Words of 成本

• 成 成 chéng: to succeed
• 本 本 běn: root