交通费

交通費

jiāotōngfèi

noun #37,392

Meanings

1 transportation costs
2 travel fare
3 commuting expenses

Characters

exchange; cross

Examples

公司每月报销交通费。

Gōngsī měi yuè bàoxiāo jiāotōngfèi.

The company reimburses transportation costs monthly.

北京的交通费比小城市贵多了。

Běijīng de jiāotōngfèi bǐ xiǎo chéngshì guì duō le.

Transportation costs in Beijing are much higher than in smaller cities.

Tips

usage

交通费 covers any travel cost — bus, subway, taxi, train, even ride-share. In employment contracts you often see 交通补贴 (jiāotōng bǔtiē, transport subsidy/allowance) instead. Compare 路费 (lùfèi, travel money for a trip) which is more about long-distance journeys.

Stroke Order

交 jiāo

通 tōng

费 fèi