How to say “cost” in Chinese
cost, production cost
“Cost” in Chinese is 成本, chéng běn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
成本 is read chéng běn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
It hints at the sound in 城 chéng “city”.
木 “tree” with a stroke at the root.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “成本”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 成本. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们要想办法降低成本wǒmenyàoxiǎngbànfǎjiàngdīchéngběnWe need to figure out how to cut costs.
- 劳动力成本不断上升láodònglìchéngběnbúduànshàngshēngLabor costs keep rising.
More words from the lesson “Advertising and profit”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “cost” in Chinese?
“Cost” in Chinese is 成本, pinyin chéngběn.
What does 成本 mean?
成本 (chéngběn) means “cost, production cost”.
How do you write 成本?
成本 is 2 characters: 成 (chéng) — become; complete; 本 (běn) — root; measure word: books. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 成本?
成本 is read chéngběn. Tones: chéng — second tone, běn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“cost” in the lesson “Advertising and profit”
This word is from the topic “Business” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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