fèi

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Character · Noun · Verb · AdjectiveTraditional費

fee; expense; to spend; surname

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Meanings

4 senses · 11 examples
1.

noun

fee; charge; expense

Refers to money paid for a service or commodity.

Xué学
fèi费
yī一
nián年
yào要
liǎng两
wàn万
 。

The tuition fee is twenty thousand per year.

Wǒ我
xū需
yào要
jiāo交
tíng停
chē车
fèi费
 。

I need to pay the parking fee.

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Shēng生
huó活
fèi费
yòng用
tài太
gāo高
le了
 。

The cost of living is too high.

2.

verb

to spend; to consume; to use up

Often refers to spending money, time, or energy.

Zhuāng装
xiū修
fáng房
zi子
fèi费
le了
hěn很
duō多
qián钱
 。

Renovating the house cost a lot of money.

Zhè这
xiàng项
rèn任
wu务
hěn很
fèi费
shí时
jiān间
 。

This task is very time-consuming.

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Bié别
fèi费
lì力
qì气
le了
 ，
méi没
yòng用
de的
 。

Don't waste your energy; it's useless.

3.

adjective

wasteful; expensive; costly

Often used to describe something that uses up resources excessively.

Zhè这
gè个
chē车
xíng型
hěn很
fèi费
yóu油
 。

This car model is very fuel-inefficient.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
shēng生
huó活
fāng方
shì式
tài太
fèi费
le了
 。

This lifestyle is too wasteful.

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Fèi费
le了
bàn半
tiān天
jìn劲
 ，
jié结
guǒ果
què却
bù不
lǐ理
xiǎng想
 。

We expended a lot of effort, but the result was not ideal.

4.

noun

surname; family name Fei

A common Chinese surname.

Fèi费
lǎo老
shī师
shì是
wǒ我
men们
de的
bān班
zhǔ主
rèn任
 。

Teacher Fei is our homeroom teacher.

Zhù著
míng名
yīn音
yuè乐
jiā家
Fèi费
Xiáng翔
 。

The famous musician Fei Xiang.