gǎofèi

稿费

Word · NounTraditional稿費

author's payment; remuneration

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

payment to an author; royalty; fee

formal

Typically paid for articles, books, translations, illustrations, photographs, etc., published in books, newspapers, or magazines. Can be a flat fee or based on royalties.

Tā他
kào靠
gěi给
zá杂
zhì志
xiě写
zhuān专
lán栏
zhuàn赚
qǔ取
gǎo稿
fèi费
 。

He earns a fee by writing columns for magazines.

Zhè这
běn本
xiǎo小
shuō说
de的
gǎo稿
fèi费
xiāng相
dāng当
kě可
guān观
 。

The royalties for this novel are quite substantial.

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Bào报
shè社
yǐ已
jīng经
bǎ把
tā他
de的
gǎo稿
fèi费
huì汇
guò过
qù去
le了
 。

The newspaper office has already wired his payment.

Zì自
yóu由
zhuàn撰
gǎo稿
rén人
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
shōu收
rù入
lái来
yuán源
jiù就
shì是
gǎo稿
fèi费
 。

The main source of income for freelance writers is payment for their articles.