消费

xiāo fèi

HSK 5

Meaning

指为了满足生产、生活等需要而消耗物质资料或接受服务的行为。

The act of consuming material goods or receiving services to meet production, living, and other needs.

常用于经济、日常生活语境中，表示使用金钱或资源购买商品或服务。

Commonly used in economic and daily life contexts to indicate the use of money or resources to purchase goods or services.

1 现在很多年轻人喜欢超前消费，导致负债累累。（Nowadays many young people like to consume in advance, leading to heavy debt.）
2 政府出台政策鼓励居民消费，以拉动经济增长。（The government has introduced policies to encourage resident consumption to boost economic growth.）
3 在旅游时，我们要合理消费，避免浪费。（When traveling, we should consume reasonably to avoid waste.）
4 这家餐厅的消费水平较高，不适合学生聚餐。（The consumption level of this restaurant is high, not suitable for student gatherings.）
5 随着收入增加，人们的消费结构也在发生变化。（With the increase in income, people's consumption structure is also changing.）

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