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

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (消費):
  • → Japanese: 消費(しょうひ) (shōhi)
  • → Korean: 소비(消費) (sobi)
  • → Vietnamese: tiêu phí (消費)

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

Noun

消(しょう)費(ひ) • (shōhi) ←せうひ (seufi)?

  1. consumption, expenditure

Verb

消(しょう)費(ひ)する • (shōhi suru) transitive 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

Conjugation of "消費する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 消費し しょうひし shōhi shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 消費し しょうひし shōhi shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 消費する しょうひする shōhi suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 消費する しょうひする shōhi suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 消費すれ しょうひすれ shōhi sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 消費せよ¹
消費しろ² 		しょうひせよ¹
しょうひしろ² 		shōhi seyo¹
shōhi shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 消費される しょうひされる shōhi sareru
Causative 消費させる
消費さす 		しょうひさせる
しょうひさす 		shōhi saseru
shōhi sasu
Potential 消費できる しょうひできる shōhi dekiru
Volitional 消費しよう しょうひしよう shōhi shiyō
Negative 消費しない しょうひしない shōhi shinai
Negative continuative 消費せず しょうひせず shōhi sezu
Formal 消費します しょうひします shōhi shimasu
Perfective 消費した しょうひした shōhi shita
Conjunctive 消費して しょうひして shōhi shite
Hypothetical conditional 消費すれば しょうひすれば shōhi sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

Derived terms

References

  • Ineko Kondō, Fumi Takano, Mary E. Althaus, et al. (2002), Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, third edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
消費

Noun

消費 • (sobi) (hangeul 소비)

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

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
消費

Noun

消費

  1. chữ Hán form of tiêu phí (“consumption”)
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