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

HSK 3

这所大学的学费很贵。

Zhè suǒ dàxué de xuéfèi hěn guì.

The tuition at this university is very expensive.

HSK 5

学费每年都在涨。

Xuéfèi měinián dōu zài zhǎng.

Tuition goes up every year.

HSK 6

他自己赚钱交学费。

Tā zìjǐ zhuànqián jiāo xuéfèi.

He earns money himself to pay tuition.

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

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

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