小费 (xiǎo fèi): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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小费
(xiǎo fèi): Tip (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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小 • xiǎo • small • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
xiǎo
小
small
费 • fèi • to spend, to cost; expenses, fees • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
fèi
费
to spend, to cost; expenses, fees
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 小费.
Words with
小
小姐
xiǎo jiě
Miss; young lady
小学
xiǎo xué
elementary school; primary school
小学生
xiǎo xué shēng
primary school student
小朋友
xiǎo péng yǒu
child
从小
cóng xiǎo
from childhood
小时
xiǎo shí
hour
小孩儿
xiǎo hái r
child; kid
小时候
xiǎo shí hou
in one's childhood
Words with
费
免费
miǎn fèi
free
学费
xué fèi
tuition fee
收费
shōu fèi
to charge a fee
浪费
làng fèi
waste
费用
fèi yòng
cost
消费
xiāo fèi
consume
花费
huā fèi
expense
话费
huà fèi
call charge
4.
How to Use 小费 in Sentences
Noun + Noun
with
文化
xiǎo
小
fèi
费
wén
文
huà
化
neutral
tipping culture
Measure Word + Noun
with
笔
yī
一
bǐ
笔
xiǎo
小
fèi
费
Adjective + Noun
with
额外
é
额
wài
外
xiǎo
小
fèi
费
Verb + Object
with
给
gěi
给
xiǎo
小
fèi
费
neutral
5.
Example Sentences with 小费
wǒ
我
gěi
给
fú
服
wù
务
yuán
员
xiǎo
小
neutral
a tip (sum of money)
neutral
extra tip
give a tip
fèi
费
。
I gave the waiter a tip.
jǐn
尽
guǎn
管
fú
服
wù
务
bú
不
jìn
尽
rú
如
rén
人
yì
意
,
chū
出
yú
于
lǐ
礼
mào
貌
wǒ
我
hái
还
shì
是
liú
留
xià
下
le
了
shǎo
少
liàng
量
xiǎo
小
fèi
费
。
Although the service was not satisfactory, I still left a small tip out of courtesy.
zài
在
cān
餐
tīng
厅
chī
吃
fàn
饭
hòu
后
,
wǒ
我
men
们
tōng
通
cháng
常
huì
会
gěi
给
xiǎo
小
fèi
费
biǎo
表
shì
示
gǎn
感
xiè
谢
。
After eating at a restaurant, we usually give a tip to show appreciation.
zài
在
gāo
高
jí
级
cān
餐
tīng
厅
,
gěi
给
shì
侍
jiǔ
酒
shī
师
shì
适
dàng
当
de
的
xiǎo
小
fèi
费
shì
是
duì
对
qí
其
zhuān
专
yè
业
fú
服
wù
务
de
的
rèn
认
kě
可
。
In upscale restaurants, giving an appropriate tip to the sommelier is an acknowledgment of their professional service.
wǒ
我
xí
习
guàn
惯
yòng
用
shǒu
手
jī
机
zhī
支
fù
付
,
suǒ
所
yǐ
以
jīng
经
cháng
常
zhí
直
jiē
接
zài
在
yìng
应
yòng
用
lǐ
里
gěi
给
sī
司
jī
机
jiā
加
xiǎo
小
fèi
费
。
I'm used to paying by phone, so I often add a tip for the driver directly in the app.