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成本

chéngběn

cost

A merchant counting coins
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Characters in this word

成 chéng

Strokes
6
Radical
戈 — spear, lance, halberd
Made of
丁 nail 戈 spear, lance, halberd

本 běn

Strokes
5
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 一 one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 成本太高了。 Chéngběn tài gāo le. The cost is too high.
  • 成本很低。 Chéngběn hěn dī. The cost is very low.
  • 我们算成本。 Wǒmen suàn chéngběn. We calculate the cost.

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