成本

成本 chéngběn

Costs

成本 in a sentence HSK 6 chengben

What 成本 means

  1. Costs

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成本 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

成
chèng
Become (accomplish - completed)
本
běn
This (mw for books - roots - original)

How to write 成本

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成本 in a sentence

原材料涨价使生产成本不断上升。
Yuáncáiliào zhǎngjià shǐ shēngchǎn chéngběn búduàn shàngshēng.
Rising raw-material prices keep pushing production costs up.
降低成本是这次改革的重点。
Jiàngdī chéngběn shì zhè cì gǎigé de zhòngdiǎn.
Cutting costs is the focus of this reform.

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Questions about 成本

What does 成本 mean in English?

成本 is pronounced chéngběn and means Costs.

How do you pronounce 成本?

成本 is chéngběn in pinyin — written chengben without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 成本?

成本 is written with 2 characters: 成 (chèng) Become (accomplish - completed), 本 (běn) This (mw for books - roots - original). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 成本 an HSK word?

Yes — 成本 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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