消费

xiāo fèi

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. to consume
2. to spend

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 节省 jié shěng 节省 jié shěng saving 节省 means 'to save' or 'to economize', the opposite of spending freely.: saving

Related words

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• 购买 gòu mǎi 购买 gòu mǎi to purchase; to buy 购买 means 'to purchase', the act that often leads to consumption.: to purchase; to buy
• 浪费 làng fèi 浪费 làng fèi to waste 浪费 means 'to waste', the excessive or unnecessary consumption of resources.: to waste

Usage notes

Collocations

消费 is most often used in economic contexts, e.g., 消费水平 (consumption level), not for everyday spending like 花钱 (huā qián).

Common mistakes

Don't confuse with 浪费 (waste); 消费 is neutral 'to spend', while 浪费 implies careless or excessive spending.

Example Sentences

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我们每个月 消费 很多钱。

We spend a lot of money every month.

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Words Containing 消费

• 消费者 消费者 xiāo fèi zhě: consumer
• 三公消费 三公消费 sān gōng xiāo fèi: see 三公經費|三公经费[sān gōng jīng fèi]
• 中国消费者协会 中国消费者协会 zhōng guó xiāo fèi zhě xié huì: China Consumers' Association (CCA)
• 居民消费价格指数 居民消费价格指数 jū mín xiāo fèi jià gé zhǐ shù: consumer price index CPI
• 消费价格指数 消费价格指数 xiāo fèi jià gé zhǐ shù: consumer price index CPI
• 消费品 消费品 xiāo fèi pǐn: consumer goods
• 消费器件 消费器件 xiāo fèi qì jiàn: consumer
• 消费税 消费税 xiāo fèi shuì: consumption tax
• 消费群 消费群 xiāo fèi qún: consumer group
• 消费者保护 消费者保护 xiāo fèi zhě bǎo hù: consumer protection (law)
• 消费资料 消费资料 xiāo fèi zī liào: consumption data
• 消费金融 消费金融 xiāo fèi jīn róng: consumer finance
• 超前消费 超前消费 chāo qián xiāo fèi: excessive consumption

Child Words of 消费

• 消 消 xiāo: to diminish; to subside
• 费 费 fèi: to cost