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收费

shōu fèi · shou fei

Traditional 收費

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to charge a fee
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Paths at the park

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)公园(gōngyuán)免费(miǎnfèi)吗(ma)？

    Is this park free?

  2. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)免费(miǎnfèi)，不过(bùguò)湖边(húbiān)的(de)小路(xiǎolù)收费(shōufèi)。

    Today it's free. But the lake path charges a fee.

  3. Dengdeng

    一条(yītiáo)路(lù)也(yě)收费(shōufèi)？多少钱(duōshaoqián)？

    They charge for a path? How much?

  4. Liangliang

    走(zǒu)一圈(yīquān)十块(shíkuài)。

    Ten yuan to walk around the lake.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)坐(zuò)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)看(kàn)湖(hú)，收费(shōufèi)吗(ma)？

    Then I'll sit here and look at the lake. Do they charge for that?

  6. Liangliang

    看(kàn)湖(hú)不(bù)收费(shōufèi)，不过(bùguò)坐(zuò)长椅(chángyǐ)要(yào)收费(shōufèi)。

    Looking is free, but the benches charge.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

奥(ào)地(dì)利(lì)的(de)高(gāo)速(sù)公(gōng)路(lù)是(shì)收(shōu)费(fèi)的(de)。

In Austria, you have to pay to use the highway.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by unobaya · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

往(wǎng)返(fǎn)各(gè)地(dì)的(de)收(shōu)费(fèi)如(rú)下(xià)。

Round-trip fares to each destination are as follows.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by LimeGreenTeknii · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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收
shōu

to receive; to accept

费
fèi

to cost; to spend

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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