稿费

稿費

gǎofèi

noun #28,940

Measure Word

一笔稿费 bǐ

Meanings

1 author's remuneration
2 writing fee
3 payment for a manuscript

Characters

manuscript / draft / straw

fee / expense / cost

Examples

这篇文章发表后，他收到了一笔丰厚的稿费。

Zhè piān wénzhāng fābiǎo hòu, tā shōudàole yī bǐ fēnghòu de gǎofèi.

After the article was published, he received a generous writing fee.

很多作家靠稿费维持生计。

Hěn duō zuòjiā kào gǎofèi wéichí shēngjì.

Many writers earn their living from manuscript fees.

Tips

memory

稿 means 'manuscript' or 'draft', and 费 means 'fee' or 'expense'. Together: the fee paid for a manuscript.

Stroke Order

稿 gǎo

费 fèi