消费者 (xiāofèizhě) — consumer

HSK 4 | noun | a consumer or customer who purchases goods or services

消费者 (xiāofèizhě)

消费者 means a consumer, referring to a person who buys and uses goods or services.

Meanings

  1. [noun] consumer; a person who purchases and uses products or services

Example Sentences

消费者的需求决定了市场的发展方向。 Xiāofèizhě de xūqiú juédìng le shìchǎng de fāzhǎn fāngxiàng. Consumer demand determines the direction of market development.

我们要保护消费者的合法权益。 Wǒmen yào bǎohù xiāofèizhě de héfǎ quányì. We must protect the legitimate rights of consumers.

越来越多的消费者选择网上购物。 Yuè lái yuè duō de xiāofèizhě xuǎnzé wǎngshàng gòuwù. More and more consumers are choosing to shop online.

这款产品深受年轻消费者的喜爱。 Zhè kuǎn chǎnpǐn shēn shòu niánqīng xiāofèizhě de xǐ'ài. This product is deeply loved by young consumers.

Collocations

Collocation Meaning
消费者权益 consumer rights
目标消费者 target consumer
消费者需求 consumer demand
保护消费者 to protect consumers

Usage Notes

消费者 is built from 消费 (to consume/spend) plus the suffix 者 (person who does something). It is the standard term in economics and marketing for a consumer. The related term 消费 (xiāofèi) alone means consumption or spending.

Memory Hook

消费 means "to consume/spend" and 者 means "person who": a 消费者 is simply the person who consumes, the buyer.