成本
Old HSK 6
成本 (chéngběn) · cost (of production)
成本 (chéngběn) means “cost (of production)”. It is written with 2 characters: 成 (to become) + 本 (measure word for books). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 成本 is built
The characters
成 chéng · to become
What 成 is made of
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 戈gē — spear
本 běn · measure word for books
What 本 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A tree 木 with its roots highlighted (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
降低成本是公司的目标。Jiàngdī chéngběn shì gōngsī de mùbiāo.Lowering costs is the company's goal.
这种产品的成本很高。Zhè zhǒng chǎnpǐn de chéngběn hěn gāo.This product is costly to make.
Questions about 成本
What does 成本 mean?
成本 (chéngběn) means “cost (of production)”.
How do you pronounce 成本?
成本 is pronounced chéngběn.
Which HSK level is 成本?
成本 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 变成biànchéngto turn into
- 成绩chéngjìgrades
- 成为chéngwéito become
- 完成wánchéngto complete
- 组成zǔchéngto form
- 成功chénggōngsuccess
- 成果chéngguǒresult
- 成就chéngjiùachievement
- 成立chénglìto set up
- 成熟chéngshúripe
Learn 成本 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 26: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.