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    Expressing cost or expenditure with 费 (fèi)

    Numbers & Quantity

    Structure

    Noun + 费

    Explanation

    费 (fèi) refers to a fee, cost, or expenditure. It is commonly used as a suffix attached to other words to form compound nouns describing specific types of expenses, such as 学费 (tuition) or 军费 (military expenditure).

    Examples

    • 今年的学费又涨了不少。

      jīnnián de xuéfèi yòu zhǎng le bù shǎo.

      This year's tuition has gone up quite a bit again.

    • 出国旅游的签证费是多少？

      chūguó lǚyóu de qiānzhèng fèi shì duōshǎo?

      How much is the visa fee for traveling abroad?

    • 这笔维修费比我预想的要高。

      zhè bǐ wéixiū fèi bǐ wǒ yùxiǎng de yào gāo.

      This repair bill is higher than I expected.

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