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Chinese dictionary
v.polspend (money or time); go to some expense
不要多破费,吃顿便饭就行。
Don't go to any expense. A simple meal will do.
想要完成这项工程,还得破费工夫。
We have to spend more time to complete this project.
你们不应该这么破费。
You mustn't go to this expense.
装修新宅她破费很大。
She spent too much money on interior decoration for her new apartment.
破费金钱
spend a lot of money
让某人破费
put to expense
你何必破费呢?
Why must you go to this expense?
他们的来访使我们破费不小。
Their visit put us to a lot of expense.
谢谢,让您破费了。
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.