费

費

fèi

noun HSK 3 #2,182

Meanings

1 fee; expense; charge
2 to spend; to consume
3 wasteful

Characters

fee; expense; to spend; to waste

Examples

这太费时间了。

Zhè tài fèi shíjiān le.

This takes too much time.

学费多少钱？

Xuéfèi duōshǎo qián?

How much is the tuition fee?

你太费电了。

Nǐ tài fèi diàn le.

You use too much electricity.

Tips

usage

费 is used as a suffix for many types of fees: 学费 (tuition), 房费 (room charge), 水费 (water bill), 电费 (electricity bill), 停车费 (parking fee).

Stroke Order

费 fèi