消 xiāo
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 肖 to resemble, to look like
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
消费者
xiāofèizhě
consumer
Characters in this word
费 fèi
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- Made of
- 弗 not, negative 贝 sea shell
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 消费者来了。 Xiāofèizhě lái le. The consumer has come.
- 消费者很多。 Xiāofèizhě hěn duō. There are many consumers.
- 保护消费者。 Bǎohù xiāofèizhě. Protect consumers.
Related words
- 取消 qǔxiāo to cancel
- 消费 xiāofèi to spend; consumption
- 消失 xiāoshī to disappear
- 消息 xiāoxi news; message
- 消化 xiāohuà to digest
- 消除 xiāochú to remove; to get rid of
- 消毒 xiāodú to disinfect
- 消防 xiāofáng fire safety; firefighting
- 消极 xiāojí negative; passive
- 费 fèi fee
- 费用 fèiyòng expenses; cost
- 交费 jiāofèi to pay a fee