费钱

費錢
fèiqián
verb #29,142

Meanings

  1. 1 to cost money
  2. 2 to be expensive
  3. 3 to waste money

Examples

Yǎng chǒngwù hěn fèiqián, yào xiǎng qīngchǔ zài juédìng.
Keeping a pet costs a lot of money — think it over before deciding.
Zhè cì zhuāngxiū tài fèiqián le, chāochū le yùsuàn.
This renovation cost way too much money — it went over budget.

Tips

usage
费钱 (costs money) pairs with 费时 (fèishí, costs time) and 费力 (fèilì, costs effort). The pattern X is common: 费钱 (very expensive/money-consuming), (uses a lot of electricity).

Stroke Order

fèi
qián