公费 gōngfèi at public expense
How to remember 公费: 公 public + 费 expenses = at public expense.
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- 'At public expense' - 公费医疗 (gōngfèi yīliáo) publicly funded medical care, 公费留学 (gōngfèi liúxué) to study abroad on a government grant.
- Opposes 自费 (zìfèi, at one's own expense). The 公费/自费 pair marks who pays.