pò fèi
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  • v.polspend (money or time); go to some expense

    • bù yào duō pò fèi chī dùn biàn fàn jiù xíng

      破费便饭

      Don't go to any expense. A simple meal will do.

    • xiǎng yào wán chéng zhè xiàng gōng chéng hái děi pò fèi gōng fu

      想要完成工程破费工夫

      We have to spend more time to complete this project.

    • nǐ men bù yīng gāi zhè me pò fèi

      你们应该这么破费

      You mustn't go to this expense.

    • zhuāng xiū xīn zhái tā pò fèi hěn dà

      装修破费

      She spent too much money on interior decoration for her new apartment.

    • pò fèi jīn qián

      破费金钱

      spend a lot of money

    • ràng mǒu rén pò fèi

      某人破费

      put to expense

    • nǐ hé bì pò fèi ne

      何必破费

      Why must you go to this expense?

    • tā men de lái fǎng shǐ wǒ men pò fèi bù xiǎo

      他们来访使我们破费

      Their visit put us to a lot of expense.

    • xiè xie ràng nín pò fèi le

      谢谢破费

      Thank you for spending money on me.

Word usage

  • Note
    "破费" is different from "花费". In addition to money, the object of "花费" can also be time, energy, strength, etc.; the object of "破费" is mostly money.