消费升级

消費升級

xiāofèi shēngjí

noun

Meanings

1 consumption upgrade
2 shift toward higher-quality consumer goods

Characters

to consume; disappear

to rise, ascend

Examples

HSK 6

消费升级带动了高端品牌的销售。

Xiāofèi shēngjí dàidòng le gāoduān pǐnpái de xiāoshòu.

Consumption upgrading has boosted sales of premium brands.

HSK 6

这个品牌抓住了消费升级的机会。

Zhège pǐnpái zhuāzhù le xiāofèi shēngjí de jīhuì.

This brand seized the opportunity of consumption upgrading.

HSK 7-9

年轻人的消费升级体现在咖啡和护肤品上。

Niánqīngrén de xiāofèi shēngjí tǐxiàn zài kāfēi hé hùfūpǐn shàng.

Young people's consumption upgrade shows up in coffee and skincare.

Tips

culture

消费升级 was a core buzzword of 2016-2019 Chinese retail: rising middle-class incomes moving buyers from cheap functional goods toward brand, design, and experience. Its flip-side term 消费降级 (downgrade) became popular after 2022 as the economy slowed.

Stroke Order

消 xiāo

费 fèi

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