Meaning of 消费者
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- consumer
How to use 消费者
消费者 is a formal word used in news, business, and law, much like "consumer" in English. In everyday talk about shopping, people often say 顾客 (gùkè, customer) instead. Example: 消费者有权利退货。(Xiāofèizhě yǒu quánlì tuìhuò.) Consumers have the right to return goods.
Break it into 消费 (xiāofèi, to consume or spend) plus 者 (zhě, a person who does something). A 消费者 is simply the person who spends money on goods and services.
Common mistake: Learners often write 费 (fèi, fee, spend) as the look-alike 贵 (guì, expensive), since both have 贝 at the bottom. Also keep 消 in the first tone, xiāo, and do not confuse it with 小 (xiǎo, small).
消费者 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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消 xiāo · to diminish · 10 strokes
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费 fèi · to cost · 9 strokes
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者 zhě · one who ... · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 消费者.
| 或者 | huòzhě | or; possibly; maybe; perhaps |
| 消息 | xiāoxi | (piece of) news; information; message |
| 消失 | xiāoshī | to disappear; to fade away |
| 浪费 | làngfèi | to waste; to squander |
| 记者 | jìzhě | reporter; journalist |
| 取消 | qǔxiāo | to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind |
| 费用 | fèiyong | cost; expenditure |
| 作者 | zuòzhě | author; writer |
| 学费 | xuéfèi | tuition fee; tuition |
| 收费 | shōufèi | to charge a fee |
| 志愿者 | zhìyuànzhě | volunteer |
| 读者 | dúzhě | reader |
Questions about 消费者
What does 消费者 mean?
消费者 (xiāofèizhě) means "consumer" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 消费者?
消费者 is made of 3 characters: 消 (10 strokes), 费 (9 strokes), 者 (8 strokes). That is 27 strokes in total.
Is 消费者 an HSK word?
Yes. 消费者 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 消费者 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 消费者 is written 消費者.
What is the difference between 消费者 and 顾客?
消费者 means consumers in general, often in economic or legal contexts. 顾客 (gùkè) means a customer of a particular shop or business. A shop greets its 顾客, while a law protects 消费者.
What other words use 者 to mean a person?
者 (zhě) attaches to verbs to name the person who does the action. Examples include 记者 (jìzhě, reporter), 作者 (zuòzhě, author), and 读者 (dúzhě, reader). Note that in 或者 (huòzhě, or) it does not mean a person.