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消費

简消费 · 繁消費

Mandarin · pinyin xiāo fèi

to consume (goods and services, resources etc)

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消: xiāo · vanish, die out; melt away
費: Look up this written character
费: fèi · expenses, expenditures, fee

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1–4 · xiao1 fei4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

siu1 fai3

Cantonese word readings for 消費. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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siu1 fai3

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verb

to consume (goods and services)
to spend money (especially at a place of business); to make purchases; to shop

noun

consumption (of goods and services); spending
cost of living; living expenses

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