chēmǎfèi

车马费

Word · NounTraditional車馬費

travel allowance for official business; courtesy payment

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

travel allowance for official business; transportation fare

formal

Covers expenses like taxi fares, public transportation, or mileage reimbursement incurred while conducting official duties.

Zhè这
cì次
chū出
chāi差
de的
chē车
mǎ马
fèi费
kě可
yǐ以
píng凭
piào票
bào报
xiāo销
 。

The travel expenses for this business trip can be reimbursed with receipts.

Gōng公
sī司
měi每
yuè月
huì会
fā发
fàng放
gù固
dìng定
de的
chē车
mǎ马
fèi费
bǔ补
tiē贴
 。

The company provides a fixed monthly travel allowance subsidy.

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Cān参
jiā加
zhè这
cì次
huì会
yì议
 ,
zhǔ主
bàn办
fāng方
tí提
gòng供
le了
chē车
mǎ马
fèi费
 。

For attending this conference, the organizers provided a travel allowance.

2.

noun

courtesy payment; token payment for time and trouble

formal

Often a polite payment given to speakers, consultants, or attendees of meetings to cover their incidental costs or as a token of appreciation, not a full professional fee.

Yāo邀
qǐng请
zhuān专
jiā家
lái来
zuò做
jiǎng讲
zuò座
 ,
wǒ我
men们
zhǔn准
bèi备
le了
yī一
fèn份
chē车
mǎ马
fèi费
 。

We have prepared a courtesy payment for inviting the expert to give a lecture.

Zhè这
shì是
gěi给
nín您
de的
chē车
mǎ马
fèi费
 ,
gǎn感
xiè谢
nín您
jīn今
tiān天
tè特
yì意
pǎo跑
yī一
tàng趟
 。

This is a token payment for your trouble, thank you for making the trip here today.