消费(xiāo fèi): to consume (goods and services, resources etc)
to consume (goods and services, resources etc)
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Example sentences
How 消费 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
在日本生活消费很高。
zài rì běn shēng huó xiāo fèi hěn gāo
Life in Japan is expensive.
酒的消费每年都在上升。
jiǔ de xiāo fèi měi nián dōu zài shàng shēng
Alcohol consumption is increasing every year.
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