交水电费

交水電費

jiāoshuǐdiànfèi

phrase

Meanings

1 to pay the water and electricity bill
2 to pay utilities

Characters

submit / hand in

Examples

HSK 4

现在可以用支付宝交水电费，很方便。

Xiànzài kěyǐ yòng Zhīfùbǎo jiāo shuǐdiànfèi, hěn fāngbiàn.

You can now pay utility bills with Alipay - it's very convenient.

HSK 7-9

我每个月初都会交水电费。

Wǒ měige yuèchū dōu huì jiāo shuǐdiànfèi.

I pay the water and electricity bill at the start of every month.

Tips

usage

交 here means 'to hand in / submit (payment)'. 水电费 bundles water (水费) and electricity (电费). Often expanded to 交水电煤费 to include gas (煤气). In China these are usually paid via Alipay/WeChat Pay rather than mailed checks.

Stroke Order

交 jiāo

水 shuǐ

电 diàn

费 fèi