消费
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
消费 (xiāofèi) · to spend
消费 (xiāofèi) means “to spend; to consume; consumption”. It is written with 2 characters: 消 (news) + 费 (fee). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 消费 is built
The characters
消 xiāo · news
What 消 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 肖xiào — to resemble
- ⺌ — structural part
- ⺼ — meat
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 肖 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
费 fèi · fee
What 费 is made of
- 弗fú — not
- 弓gōng — bow
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 贝 gives the meaning, 弗 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
年轻人的消费越来越高。Niánqīngrén de xiāofèi yuèláiyuè gāo.Young people are spending more and more.
这家饭馆每人消费多少钱？Zhè jiā fànguǎn měi rén xiāofèi duōshǎo qián?How much does each person spend at this restaurant?
Questions about 消费
What does 消费 mean?
消费 (xiāofèi) means “to spend; to consume; consumption”.
How do you pronounce 消费?
消费 is pronounced xiāofèi.
Which HSK level is 消费?
消费 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 取消qǔxiāoto cancel
- 消失xiāoshīto disappear
- 消息xiāoxinews
- 消化xiāohuàto digest
- 消极xiāojínegative
- 消除xiāochúto remove
- 消毒xiāodúto disinfect
- 消防xiāofángfirefighting
- 消耗xiāohàoto consume
- 消灭xiāomièto wipe out
Learn 消费 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 9: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.