自
费

At one's own expense in Chinese: 自费 (zì fèi)

zì fèi

at one's own expense

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 自費1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1at one's own expense
  2. 2self-funded

Stroke order

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自
费

Simplified & traditional

自费

Simplified

自費

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他自费去国外读书。

    tā zì fèi qù guó wài dú shū。

    He went abroad to study at his own expense.

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Related words

费

fèi

to cost

自

zì

self

自己

zì jǐ

oneself

浪费

làng fèi

to waste

免费

miǎn fèi

free (of charge)

自然

zì rán

nature

费用

fèi yòng

cost

各自

gè zì

each

来自

lái zì

to come from (a place)

亲自

qīn zì

personally

消费

xiāo fèi

to consume

自从

zì cóng

since (a time)

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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