Life in Japan is expensive.
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消费
Traditional: 消費
xiāo fèi
HSK 3.0 · 3HSK 2.0 · 5
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xiāo fèi · siu1 fai3 (Jyutping)
- to consume (goods and services, resources etc)
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Character breakdown
Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.
Example sentences
Alcohol consumption is increasing every year.
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