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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.cost; expend; spend
我们费了很多劳力。
We expended a lot of labor.
他们费了半天工夫。
They take a lot of time to do this.
她觉得买东西费时间。
She thinks that shopping takes time.
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- 2
n.fee; dues; expenses; charge
广告费由谁来支付?
Who will pay for the advertising expenses?
我们应该节约水电费。
We should save charges for water and electricity.
妈妈给了我生活费。
My mom gave me the living expenses.
- 3
v.consume too much
妈妈说空调太费电。
Mother says the air-conditioner consumes too much electricity.
走山路很费鞋。
Walking on mountain roads quickly wears out shoes.
老式的汽车费油。
Old-style cars consume too much gas.
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- 4
n.Fei, a surname
Words and phrases with 费
- 费约果[word]feijoa
- 费城[word]Philadelphia
- 费口舌[word]require a lot of arguing
- 费事[word]take a lot of trouble
- 费用[word]cost
- 费唇舌[word]take a lot of talking
- 费率[word]premium rate
- 费嘴皮子[word]talk glibly
- 费神[word]need/exert great mental effort
- 费尽心机[idiom]rack one's brains
- 费舌劳唇[idiom]talk oneself out of breath
- 费心劳力[idiom]take a lot of trouble
Word usage
- Note"费" is different from "废". "废" mainly refers to waste or loss of efficacy, but the things are still in existence, such as "废物" and "废铜烂铁"; "费" mainly refers to cost and loss; the original things have been partially or completely lost, such as "浪费" and "费工费时".