消费

xiāo fèi
HSK 3Verb (动)

Basic Meaning

v
Often refers to spending money to buy goods or services. The term can be neutral but also carries societal discourse about habits (理性消费).
to consume; to spend (money)
为了生产或生活需要而消耗物质财富或接受有偿服务等。
Words:
消费基金消费品消费税消费信贷消费资料理性消费
Synonyms:
花费耗费消耗
Antonyms:
生产积攒积累积存储蓄
Sentences:
  1. 政(zhèng)府(fǔ)降(jiàng)低(dī)了(le)某(mǒu)些(xiē)消(xiāo)费(fèi)品(pǐn)的(de)税(shuì)率(lǜ)。
    The government lowered the tax rate on certain consumer goods.
  2. 他(tā)的(de)大(dà)部(bù)分(fèn)收(shōu)入(rù)都(dōu)用(yòng)于(yú)日(rì)常(cháng)消(xiāo)费(fèi)。
    Most of his income is spent on daily consumption.

Characters Breakdown

HSK 3
xiāo消

eliminate； remove

HSK 3
fèi费

spend; consume; fee; cost