费 fèi expenses
expenses; fees; to cost; to spend; fee
How to remember 费: 弗 not + 贝 sea shell = expenses. Mom says they can not buy another sea shell necklace at the beach shop because the trip's expenses are already too high.
Component breakdown
费 = 弗 not + 贝 sea shell
- 弗 not
- 贝 sea shell
Mom says they can not buy another sea shell necklace at the beach shop because the trip's expenses are already too high.
How it is used
- To spend / consume, and a fee - 花费 (huāfèi) spend, 浪费 (làngfèi) waste, 费用 (fèiyong) cost/expense.
- As 'fee': 学费 (xuéfèi) tuition, 话费 (huàfèi) phone charge, 免费 (miǎnfèi) free of charge.
- 费 as a verb means something takes a lot of effort/resources: 费力 (fèilì) laborious, 费时间 time-consuming.
Words with 费
- 浪费làngfèito wasteHSK 4
- 免费miǎn fèifree (of charge)HSK 4
- 学费xuéfèituition feeHSK 4
- 收费shōufèito charge a feeHSK 4
- 费用fèiyongcostHSK 4
- 消费xiāofèito consumeHSK 5
- 消费者xiāofèizhěconsumerHSK 5
- 花费huāfèiexpenseHSK 5
- 话费huàfèicall chargeHSK 5
- 运费yùnfèifreight feeHSK 5
- 公费gōngfèiat public expenseHSK 7
- 小费xiǎofèitipHSK 7
- 经费jīngfèifundsHSK 7
- 自费zìfèiat one's own expenseHSK 7
- 费力fèilìto expend a great deal of effortHSK 7
- 耗费hàofèito wasteHSK 9
- 费劲fèijìnto require effortHSK 9
Example sentences
- 不能浪费食物。 Bù néng làngfèi shíwù.Don't waste your food.
- 今天公园免费开放。 Jīntiān gōngyuán miǎnfèi kāifàng.Park admission is free today.