費

fèi

A2 Level 4* ★ Core word
Transitive stative verb

費 (fèi) is a Chinese word meaning “to cost”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4* (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. surname Fei
  2. to cost
  3. to spend
  4. fee
  5. wasteful
  6. expenses

Stroke order

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Example

學中文很費時間,但是很有意思。

Learning Chinese takes a lot of time, but it's interesting.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).