成本

chéngběn

noun HSK 5 #8,513

Meanings

1 cost (of production, business)
2 cost; expense

Characters

to become; to form

root; capital; original

The base capital needed — the cost.

Examples

我们需要降低生产成本。

Wǒmen xūyào jiàngdī shēngchǎn chéngběn.

We need to reduce production costs.

人工成本越来越高。

Réngōng chéngběn yuèláiyuè gāo.

Labor costs are getting higher and higher.

这个项目的成本太高了。

Zhège xiàngmù de chéngběn tài gāo le.

The cost of this project is too high.

Stroke Order

成 chéng

本 běn