消费群 (xiāo fèi qún) — consumer group, target consumer segment | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

consumer grouptarget consumer segment

Examples

消费群。
Zhè ge xiāo fèi qún xǐ huan zài wǎng shàng mǎi dōng xī.
This consumer group likes to buy things online.
消费群。
Gōng sī yào liǎo jiě nián qīng xiāo fèi qún de xū qiú.
The company needs to understand the needs of the young consumer group.
消费群。
Bù tóng xiāo fèi qún duì jià gé mǐn gǎn dù bù tóng.
Different consumer groups have different price sensitivity.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

消费consume

消xiāoconsume费fèispend

联合Side by side

消 and 费 describe spending, and 群 names the group of consumers.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

氵肖消

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

肖

肖xiào消xiāo

Same sound today

消 has 氵 (water) beside 肖. The water part connects to putting out or making something vanish, and 肖 gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 費; 费 is its simplified writing.

弗貝費

Meaning part形符xíngfú

貝貝bèicowry

Sound part声符shēngfú

弗

弗fú費fèi

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 費 has 貝, a cowry shell, and 弗, which gives a sound; the simplified 费 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the original pieces.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

君羊群

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

君

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

群 pairs 羊, a sheep, to point to a herd or group, with 君 giving the sound.

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