学费

學費

xuéfèi

noun HSK 3 #6,095

Measure Word

一笔学费 bǐ

Meanings

1 tuition fee; school fee

Characters

to study; learning

fee; expense; cost

学 (study) + 费 (fee) = tuition fee

Examples

这所大学的学费很贵。

Zhè suǒ dàxué de xuéfèi hěn guì.

The tuition at this university is very expensive.

他自己赚钱交学费。

Tā zìjǐ zhuànqián jiāo xuéfèi.

He earns money himself to pay tuition.

学费每年都在涨。

Xuéfèi měinián dōu zài zhǎng.

Tuition goes up every year.

Tips

usage

交学费 means 'to pay tuition.' Colloquially, 交学费 can also mean 'to pay the price for a lesson learned' (learning the hard way).

Stroke Order

学 xué

费 fèi