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费

贝bèi · shellfish

费=

4.

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5.

How to Use 费

Expenses and fees

费 refers to a specific type of fee or charge.

学费 • xué fèi • tuition fee • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 费

免费 • miǎn fèi • free

HSK 4

miǎn免

fèi费

7.

Example Sentences

huì会

fèi费

yòng用

yú于

zhī支

chí持

jù

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Pinyinfèi

Meaningto spend, to cost; expenses, fees

Strokes9

Radical贝

Traditional費

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#1038

Zhuyinㄈㄟˋ

UnicodeU+8D39

CangjieLNBO

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+贝bèi · shellfish

xué学

fèi费

tuition fee

话费 • huà fèi • call charge • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

huà话

fèi费

call charge

运费 • yùn fèi • shipping fee; freight charge • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

yùn运

fèi费

shipping fee; freight charge

Spending or consuming

费 indicates the act of using up resources.

浪费 • làng fèi • waste • HSK 4

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làng浪

fèi费

waste

消费 • xiāo fèi • consume • HSK 5

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xiāo消

fèi费

consume

耗费 • hào fèi • consume; expend; cost • HSK 6

HSK 6

hào耗

fèi费

consume; expend; cost

free

收费 • shōu fèi • to charge a fee

HSK 3.0 · L4

shōu收

fèi费

to charge a fee

费用 • fèi yòng • cost

HSK 3.0 · L4

fèi费

yòng用

cost

花费 • huā fèi • expense

HSK 3.0 · L5

huā花

fèi费

expense

消费者 • xiāo fèi zhě • consumer

HSK 3.0 · L5

xiāo消

fèi费

zhě者

consumer

经费 • jīng fèi • funds; outlay

HSK 6

jīng经

fèi费

funds; outlay

俱

lè乐

bù部

de的

rì日

cháng常

huó活

dòng动

。

The membership dues are used to support the club's daily activities.

Tā她

fèi费

jìn尽

xīn心

si思

zhǔn准

bèi备

lǐ礼

wù物

。

She put a lot of thought into preparing the gift.

qǐng请

bú不

yào要

làng浪

fèi费

shuǐ水

zī资

yuán源

。

Please do not waste water resources.

zhè这

ge个

yuè月

de的

diàn电

fèi费

yǒu有

diǎn点

gāo高

。

The electricity bill for this month is a bit high.

zhè这

cì次

lǚ旅

xíng行

de的

fèi费

yòng用

hěn很

gāo高

。

The cost of this trip is very high.

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内nèiwithin
嗯ǹghuh; yeah
弄nòngplay with; fix; manage
拍pāito clap; slap; bat; racket; to take (a photo)
排páito arrange in order or line up
牌páia signboard, plaque, or tablet

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Characters pronounced "fei".

扉fēidoor panel
吠fèibark
蜚fēicockroach
斐fěigraceful, elegant, beautiful
妃fēiwife, spouse; imperial concubine
飞fēito fly

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Characters with radical "贝".

赊shēbuy and sell on credit, distant
购gòuto buy; to purchase
赋fùto bestow, to endow; also a literary form
赝yànfalse; counterfeit; bogus; sham
赣gànJiangxi province; places therein
赘zhuìsuperfluous, redundant, or to marry into a wife's family

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