免费

免費
miǎnfèi
adjective HSK 4 #1,594

Meanings

  1. 1 free (of charge)
  2. 2 complimentary

Examples

Zhège ruǎnjiàn shì miǎnfèi de.
This software is free.
Jīntiān kěyǐ miǎnfèi shìyòng.
You can try it for free today.
Bówùguǎn zhōuyī miǎnfèi kāifàng.
The museum is open for free on Mondays.

Tips

usage
免费 literally means 'exempt from fees'. It's used as an adjective (免费) or adverb before a verb (免费下载 free download). Very common in shopping and online contexts.
usage
免费 (free of charge) vs 自由 (free as in freedom). 免费 is about cost, 自由 is about liberty.

Stroke Order

miǎn
fèi