xiāo fèi
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我在网上消费了很多钱。
Wǒ zài wǎng shàng xiāofèi le hěn duō qián.
I spent a lot of money online.
这个月的消费有点高。
Zhège yuè de xiāofèi yǒu diǎn gāo.
This month's spending is a bit high.
我需要控制一下我的消费。
Wǒ xūyào kòngzhì yīxià wǒ de xiāofèi.
I need to control my spending.
花钱 (huā qián)
spend money
购物 (gòu wù)
shopping
生产 (shēngchǎn)
produce
储蓄 (chúcù)
save
The Chinese word 消费 (xiāofèi) for "consumption" is a compound of two characters: 消 (xiāo), meaning "to consume, to use up", and 费 (fèi), meaning "to spend, to expend". The original meaning of 消费 was "to use up resources", but over time it has come to refer more broadly to the act of spending money on goods and services.The character 消 (xiāo) is composed of two parts: 火 (huǒ), meaning "fire", and 肖 (xiào), meaning "to resemble". The combination of these two characters suggests the idea of something being consumed or destroyed by fire. The character 费 (fèi) is composed of two parts: 贝 (bèi), meaning "money", and 歹 (dǎi), meaning "bad". The combination of these two characters suggests the idea of money being spent or wasted.Together, the characters 消 (xiāo) and 费 (fèi) form the word 消费 (xiāofèi), which captures the idea of spending money on goods and services. This word is commonly used in Chinese to refer to consumption in a broad sense, including both personal consumption and government consumption.
