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经费

jīng fèi · jing fei

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HSK 5Old HSK 6Measure word: 笔 bǐ

Meaning

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  1. funds
  2. expenditure
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The club budget

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)社团(shètuán)这个(zhège)月(yuè)的(de)经费(jīngfèi)不(bù)多(duō)了(le)。

    Our club does not have much money left this month.

  2. Liangliang

    还(hái)剩(shèng)多少(duōshao)？

    How much is left?

  3. Dengdeng

    只(zhǐ)剩(shèng)五十(wǔshí)块(kuài)。

    Only fifty yuan.

  4. Liangliang

    买(mǎi)一(yī)箱(xiāng)水(shuǐ)，经费(jīngfèi)就(jiù)没(méi)了(le)。

    If we buy a box of water, the funds are gone.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)怎么办(zěnmebàn)？

    Then what do we do?

  6. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)自己(zìjǐ)带(dài)水杯(shuǐbēi)来(lái)，就(jiù)能(néng)省(shěng)经费(jīngfèi)。

    Bring our own cups. That saves funds.

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In a sentence

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01

学(xué)校(xiào)今(jīn)年(nián)的(de)科(kē)研(yán)经(jīng)费(fèi)比(bǐ)去(qù)年(nián)增(zēng)加(jiā)了(le)不(bù)少(shǎo)。

The school's research funding this year has increased quite a bit compared to last year.

02

由(yóu)于(yú)经(jīng)费(fèi)不(bù)足(zú)，这(zhè)个(ge)项(xiàng)目(mù)被(bèi)迫(pò)暂(zàn)停(tíng)了(le)。

Due to insufficient funds, this project was forced to pause.

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