费

To cost in Chinese: 费 (fèi)

fèi

to cost

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 費1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to cost
  2. 2to spend
  3. 3fee
  4. 4wasteful
  5. 5expenses

Stroke order

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费

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄟˋ

fèi

ㄈ/ fㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

费

Simplified

費

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这个学校的学费很贵。

    zhè ge xué xiào de xué fèi hěn guì。

    The tuition at this school is expensive.

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Related words

浪费

làng fèi

to waste

免费

miǎn fèi

free (of charge)

费用

fèi yòng

cost

消费

xiāo fèi

to consume

交费

jiāo fèi

to pay a fee

收费

shōu fèi

to charge a fee

学费

xué fèi

tuition fee

经费

jīng fèi

funds

花费

huā fèi

expense

小费

xiǎo fèi

tip

费劲

fèi jìn

to require effort

付费

fù fèi

to pay

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