学费 (xuéfèi): tuition fee; school fee

Measure Word

一笔学费 bǐ

Meanings

1 tuition fee; school fee

Characters

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 zhuàn qián jiāo xuéfèi.

He earns money himself to pay tuition.

学费每年都在涨。

Xuéfèi měi nián dōu zài zhǎng.

Tuition goes up every year.

Tips

usage

交学费 (jiāo xuéfèi) 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

Related Words

收费 shōufèi HSK 3 #6,553

to charge a fee / fee; charge

费用 fèiyòng HSK 3 #3,492

cost; expense; expenditure / fee; charge

费 fèi HSK 3 #2,182

fee; expense; charge / to spend; to consume / wasteful

浪费 làngfèi HSK 3 #1,113

to waste; wasteful / waste (noun)

文学 wénxué HSK 3 #6,078

literature / literary studies

小学 xiǎoxué HSK 1 #5,270

primary school / elementary school

消费 xiāofèi HSK 3 #7,781

to consume; consumption / to spend (money)

中学 zhōngxué HSK 1 #4,835

middle school / secondary school

放学 fàngxué HSK 1 #4,498

to get out of school / school is over

上学 shàngxué HSK 1 #2,031

to go to school / to attend school