záfèi

杂费

Word · NounTraditional雜費

miscellaneous expenses; incidental fees; school fees

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

miscellaneous expenses; incidental costs; sundry fees

Refers to small, irregular expenses that are not part of the main budget.

Wǒ我
men们
yào要
jié节
yuē约
kāi开
zhī支
 ,
jiǎn减
shǎo少
bù不
bì必
yào要
de的
zá杂
fèi费
 。

We need to save on expenses and reduce unnecessary miscellaneous costs.

Zhè这
gè个
yuè月
de的
zá杂
fèi费
bǐ比
shàng上
gè个
yè月
duō多
le了
bù不
shǎo少
 。

This month's incidental expenses are quite a bit higher than last month's.

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Yù预
suàn算
zhōng中
yǐ已
jīng经
bāo包
kuò括
le了
zá杂
fèi费
 。

Miscellaneous fees are already included in the budget.

2.

noun

school miscellaneous fees; student activity fees

Specifically refers to fees charged by educational institutions for non-tuition expenses such as materials, activities, or facilities.

Xīn新
xué学
qī期
kāi开
xué学
 ,
jiā家
zhǎng长
xū需
yào要
jiāo交
xué学
fèi费
hé和
zá杂
fèi费
 。

At the start of the new semester, parents need to pay both tuition and miscellaneous fees.

Xué学
xiào校
de的
zá杂
fèi费
bāo包
kuò括
kè课
běn本
fèi费
hé和
huó活
dòng动
fèi费
 。

The school's miscellaneous fees include textbook costs and activity fees.

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Zá杂
fèi费
měi每
nián年
dōu都
zài在
zhǎng涨
 。

Miscellaneous fees go up every year.