成本
cost
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- Pinyin
- chéngběn
- Strokes
- 11
- In episodes
- 1
Stroke order for 成本
成本 is written with 11 strokes (成: 6, 本: 5). The animation replays automatically.
Usage
HSK 5. Business/economics term for the cost of production or an action. 记一笔成本 means 'to record a cost'.
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好奇心几乎被职场捧成了全能的美德，可偏偏有人要给它记一笔成本。
Curiosity has been almost universally praised by the workplace as an all-purpose virtue, yet some people insist on tallying up its costs.
Economist Bartleby Column: Andrew Palmer on the Hidden Costs of Workplace CuriosityAdvanced
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