费

The character "费" has 9 strokes. "费" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "费" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "费" are "fèi" . View the stroke order of "费">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "费"

v.: cost; expend; spend

n.: fee; expenses; charges; dues

adj.: expending too much; wasteful

• cost : v.成本为；价格为；给… 估价；导致…损失；使付出…的代价；使费力做；使参与；使花许多钱
• expend : v.花费；用光；耗尽
• spend : v.用钱；花费；度过；用尽；耗尽；花钱；花时间
• fee : n.服务费；咨询费；封地；采邑；费；学费
• expenses : n.费用；开支；消费；损失；（expense的复数）
• charges : v.使充电；控诉；装载；记在账上；向前冲；充电；索价；（charge的第三人称单数）
• dues : n.会费；税；应付款；手续费；（due的复数）
• wasteful : adj.浪费的；挥霍的

Form words with "费"

销号费 cancellation fee

卸货费 discharging charge

压舱费 ballastage

空运费 air freight

客运费 passenger fare

延误费 cost of delay; demurrage

创办费 initial outlay/expenditure; start-up resources

搬迁费 moving expense; relocation allowance

预订费 reservation fee; option fee; deposit; booking fee

酬谢费 gratitude fee

装货费 loading charges

结关费 customs clearance charge

工料费 flat cost

安慰费 consolation fee

引航费 pilotage

辩护费 defence cost; retainer; retaining fee

创始费 initial outlay

承兑费 acceptance charge/fee

寄宿费 boarding fees

重建费 reconstruction money

Example phrases using "费"

• 男孩子费了好大劲儿才忍住抽搭。

  The boy checked his sobs with an immense effort.

• 那包刚十五公斤，不用付超重费。

  The bag was just fifteen kilos and avoided the overweight charge.

• 费了许多功夫，才得了当。

  It was well dealt with only after much effort.

• 包吃包住，一周旅行费需要2,000元。

  Two thousand yuan for a week-long trip including meals and accommodations.

• 我们会收取少量茶点费。

  We have to make a small charge for refreshments.

• 国王费了点心思把分歧解决了。

  The king, with some difficulty, composed this difference.

• 她费了很大劲把婴儿车拖上了斜坡。

  With a struggle, she pulled the pram up the slope.

• 必须支付全额的补票费。

  The full excess fare had to be paid.

• 我原本不想费那么大劲远路去到那儿跑腿。

  I would have preferred not to schlep all the way over there to run an errand.

• 我得到了贷款，尽管费了大劲才得到他同意。

  I got the loan, though I had to prise it out of him.