花费

花費

huāfèi

verb HSK 6 #5,429

Meanings

Spending expenses — costs and expenditures.

装修房子花费了不少钱。

Zhuāngxiū fángzi huāfèi le bùshǎo qián.

Renovating the house cost quite a bit of money.

这次旅行的花费比预期高。

Zhècì lǚxíng de huāfèi bǐ yùqī gāo.

The expenses for this trip were higher than expected.

他在学习上花费了大量时间。

Tā zài xuéxí shang huāfèi le dàliàng shíjiān.

He spent a great deal of time on studying.

减少不必要的花费很重要。

Jiǎnshǎo bùbìyào de huāfèi hěn zhòngyào.

It's important to reduce unnecessary expenses.

usage

花费 (formal, for money and time) vs 花 (casual, 'to spend') vs 消费 (to consume, consumer spending). 花费 can be both a verb and a noun.

花 huā

费 fèi