HSK 3 · Money & Shopping
消费
xiāo fèi
to consume; consumption
Stroke order of 消费
2 characters, 19 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
消 · 10 strokes费 · 9 strokes
Memory trick
消 melts away and 费 spends, so money dissolves as consumption.
Parts: 消 vanish (氵 water) + 费 spend
The characters in 消费
- 费 fèi — fee; to spend (9 strokes)
Example sentence
年轻人喜欢消费。
Young people like to spend money.