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小费

xiǎo fèi · xiao fei

Traditional 小費

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. tip
  2. gratuity
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Do I tip?

  1. Leon

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，我(wǒ)要(yào)给(gěi)服务员(fúwùyuán)小费(xiǎofèi)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, do I have to leave a tip for the waiter?

  2. Dengdeng

    在(zài)中国(zhōngguó)，不用(bùyòng)给(gěi)小费(xiǎofèi)。

    In China you don't need to tip.

  3. Leon

    真的(zhēnde)？在(zài)我(wǒ)的(de)国家(guójiā)，一定(yīdìng)要(yào)给(gěi)小费(xiǎofèi)。

    Really? In my country you must tip.

  4. Liangliang

    在(zài)这里(zhèlǐ)，你(nǐ)说(shuō)谢谢(xièxie)就(jiù)可以(kěyǐ)了(le)。

    Here, saying thank you is enough.

  5. Leon

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)把(bǎ)小费(xiǎofèi)放(fàng)在(zài)桌子(zhuōzi)上(shàng)了(le)！

    But I already put a tip on the table!

  6. Liangliang

    看(kàn)，服务员(fúwùyuán)跑(pǎo)来(lái)了(le)，他(tā)以为(yǐwéi)你(nǐ)忘(wàng)拿(ná)钱(qián)了(le)！

    Look, the waiter is running over. He thinks you forgot your money!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)最(zuì)好(hǎo)记(jì)住(zhù)，在(zài)美(měi)国(guó)给(gěi)小(xiǎo)费(fèi)是(shì)必(bì)须(xū)的(de)。

You'd better remember that tipping is necessary in the USA.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

中(zhōng)国(guó)人(rén)没(méi)有(yǒu)给(gěi)小(xiǎo)费(fèi)的(de)习(xí)惯(guàn)。

There is no tipping culture in China.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by DaoSeng · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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