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费用

fèi yòng · fei yong

Traditional 費用

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure words: 笔 bǐ, 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. cost
  2. expenditure
  3. expense
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Adding up the trip

  1. Dengdeng

    这次(zhècì)旅行(lǚxíng)的(de)费用(fèiyòng)，你(nǐ)算了(suànle)吗(ma)？

    Did you work out the cost of the trip?

  2. Liangliang

    算了(suànle)：车票(chēpiào)三百(sānbǎi)，住宿(zhùsù)五百(wǔbǎi)，吃饭(chīfàn)两百(liǎngbǎi)。

    Yes: train tickets three hundred, hotel five hundred, food two hundred.

  3. Dengdeng

    总(zǒng)费用(fèiyòng)一千(yīqiān)。

    The total cost is one thousand.

  4. Liangliang

    一个人(yīgèrén)五百(wǔbǎi)。

    Five hundred each.

  5. Dengdeng

    还有(háiyǒu)一项(yīxiàng)费用(fèiyòng)：你的(nǐde)零食(língshí)。

    There is one more cost: your snacks.

  6. Liangliang

    零食(língshí)的(de)费用(fèiyòng)不算(bùsuàn)，那是(nàshi)我的(wǒde)快乐(kuàilè)费用(fèiyòng)。

    Snacks do not count. That is my happiness cost.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)次(cì)旅(lǚ)行(xíng)的(de)费(fèi)用(yòng)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)们(men)预(yù)想(xiǎng)的(de)要(yào)高(gāo)。

The cost of this trip is higher than we expected.

02

公(gōng)司(sī)会(huì)报(bào)销(xiāo)你(nǐ)出(chū)差(chāi)的(de)全(quán)部(bù)费(fèi)用(yòng)。

The company will reimburse all your expenses for the business trip.

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费
fèi

to cost; to spend

用
yòng

to use; to employ

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