消費 (siu1 fai3 | xiao1 fei4) : to consume

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消費

siu1 fai3

xiao1 fei4

to consume

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 12,800,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

消費 / 消费

This word was added by radagasty on 5th Feb 2005 15:44 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

Characters in this word:

消 siu1 - vanish; disperse; quench
費 fai3 bei3 - fees; dues; charges

10 compounds containing this word:

消費者 - consumer
家庭消費者 - household consumer
綠色消費 - green consumption (i.e., conservation)
消費者委員會 - Consumer Council
消費者訴訟基金 - Consumer Legal Action Fund
綜合消費物價指數 - Composite Consumer Price Index
Common Formations:
明明白白消費 - transparent consumption (lit., "clear expenses")
消費信貸 - consumer credit services
集團消費 - institutional spending
情感消費 - emotional consumption

Showing 1 example containing 消費

經濟衰退嘅成因係消費、投資及資產價格之間唔平衡。粵
Inequilibrium in expenditure, investment and the prices of assets and properties would cause an economic downturn.

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *

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Decimal representation of this word: 消費

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