消費

See also: 消费

Chinese

 
consume; news; subside
consume; news; subside; to disappear; to vanish
 
to cost; to spend; fee
to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses; surname
trad. (消費) 消 費
simp. (消费) 消 费

Pronunciation


Verb

消費

  1. to consume (goods and services)
  2. to spend money (especially at a place of business); to make purchases; to shop
    消費體驗/消费体验  ―  xiāofèi tǐyàn  ―  shopping experience
    減少儲蓄,增加消費 [MSC, trad.]
    减少储蓄,增加消费 [MSC, simp.]
    jiǎnshǎo chǔxù, zēngjiā xiāofèi [Pinyin]
    to save less and spend more

Synonyms

Noun

消費

  1. consumption (of goods and services); spending
    消費模式/消费模式  ―  xiāofèi móshì  ―  consumption pattern
    消費信心/消费信心  ―  xiāofèi xìnxīn  ―  consumer confidence
    消費需求/消费需求  ―  xiāofèi xūqiú  ―  consumer demand
  2. cost of living; living expenses
    澳大利亞消費高嗎? [MSC, trad.]
    澳大利亚消费高吗? [MSC, simp.]
    Àodàlìyà xiāofèi gāo ma? [Pinyin]
    Is the cost of living in Australia high?

Synonyms

  • (cost of living):

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
消 費
しょう
Grade: 3
ひ
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Noun

消(しょう)費(ひ) • (shōhi) 

  1. consumption, expenditure

Verb

消(しょう)費(ひ)する • (shōhi suru) suru (stem 消(しょう)費(ひ)し (shōhi shi), past 消(しょう)費(ひ)した (shōhi shita))

  1. consume, spend, use

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
消費

Noun

消費 • (sobi) (hangeul 소비)

  1. Hanja form? of 소비 (“consumption”).
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