fèi

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  • 1

    v.cost; expend; spend

    • wǒ men fèi le hěn duō láo lì

      我们劳力

      We expended a lot of labor.

    • tā men fèi le bàn tiān gōng fu

      他们半天工夫

      They take a lot of time to do this.

    • tā jué de mǎi dōng xi fèi shí jiān

      觉得东西时间

      She thinks that shopping takes time.

    • pò fèi

      cost (somebody) money

    synonym
  • 2

    n.fee; dues; expenses; charge

    • guǎng gào fèi yóu shuí lái zhī fù

      广告支付

      Who will pay for the advertising expenses?

    • wǒ men yīng gāi jié yuē shuǐ diàn fèi

      我们应该节约

      We should save charges for water and electricity.

    • mā ma gěi le wǒ shēng huó fèi

      妈妈生活

      My mom gave me the living expenses.

    • jīng fèi

      expense

  • 3

    v.consume too much

    • mā ma shuō kōng tiáo tài fèi diàn

      妈妈空调

      Mother says the air-conditioner consumes too much electricity.

    • zǒu shān lù hěn fèi xié

      山路

      Walking on mountain roads quickly wears out shoes.

    • lǎo shì de qì chē fèi yóu

      老式汽车

      Old-style cars consume too much gas.

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  • 4

    n.Fei, a surname

Words and phrases with 费

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".

Similar-form characters to 费

Chinese Characters with pinyin fèi