spend money; consume time
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to spend money (often implying unnecessary expense or an offer to be polite)
neutralOften used when someone spends money on others, as a polite expression of appreciation or to suggest it wasn't necessary.
Jīn今
tiān天
ràng让
nǐ你
pò破
fèi费
le了
，
zhēn真
shì是
bù不
hǎo好
yì意
si思
。
I'm sorry for making you spend money today.
Bié别
tài太
pò破
fèi费
le了
，
jiǎn简
dān单
chī吃
yī一
diǎn点
jiù就
xíng行
。
Don't spend too much; a simple meal is fine.
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Wèi为
le了
hái孩
zi子
shàng上
xué学
，
jiā家
lǐ里
pò破
fèi费
bù不
shǎo少
。
The family spent quite a lot of money for the child's education.
verb
to expend time and effort
neutralUsed when considerable time or labor is required to accomplish something.
Yào要
zuò做
hǎo好
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
，
bì必
xū须
pò破
fèi费
xiē些
gōng功
fu夫
。
To do this well, you must expend some effort.
Wán完
chéng成
zhè这
gè个
xiàng项
mù目
，
tuán团
duì队
pò破
fèi费
le了
xǔ许
duō多
xīn心
xuè血
。
The team devoted a lot of hard work to complete this project.