sing4 bun2成本

Jyutpingsing4 bun2

Yalesìhng bún

名詞Common

Definition

The cost of production, manufacturing, marketing, or running a business; investment capital.

neutralmoneywork

How it's used

Focuses specifically on the financial investment or production expenses required to sustain a business or project. It is rarely used to describe the price a consumer pays for an item, which would be 價錢 or 費用. When discussing personal spending, use 支出 instead.

Examples

le1呢gaan1間pou3舖tau2頭sing4成bun2本hou2好gou1高，hou2好naan4難zaan6賺cin2錢。

The operating costs for this shop are very high, it is hard to make a profit.

nei5你gai2計gwo3過tiu4條sou2數mei6未？sing4成bun2本jiu3要gei2幾do1多cin2錢aa4呀？

Have you calculated the numbers yet? How much does it cost?

Common phrases

jing4營soeng1商sing4成bun2本

cost of doing business

gong3降dai1低sing4成bun2本

reduce costs

Common mistake

Avoid using this to refer to the retail price of a product, as it strictly refers to the internal cost incurred by the business owner rather than the selling price.