Consume in Chinese
to consume · HSK 5
食用
- 食 to eat
- 用 to use
这种药请在饭后食用。 Please take this medicine after meals.
Other ways to say consume
More words with 食 or 用
How do you say consume in Chinese?
Consume in Chinese is 食用 (shí yòng). You can also say 消费 (xiāo fèi), 消耗 (xiāo hào).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
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