消费者 xiāofèizhě consumer
How to remember 消费者: 消 vanish + 费 expenses + 者 specialist = consumer.
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How it is used
- A consumer - 消费者权益 (xiāofèizhě quányì) consumer rights, 保护消费者 protect consumers.
- The 者 suffix = 'one who' (消费 consume + 者), like 记者 reporter, 读者 reader.
- Economic/legal register; contrast 顾客 (gùkè, a customer of a specific shop) and 用户 (yònghù, a user).
- 消费者协会 (xiāofèizhě xiéhuì) = a consumers' association.