费

fèi

f+èi·4th tone

to cost · to spend

Radical: 贝 Strokes: 9 HSK 3

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

资质货贤贞贵赏贼责贫贪财

Same radical

资质货贤贞贵赏贼责贫贪财赛赞贝

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Character Decomposition

费=弗+贝

Etymology

money

Meanings

to cost

to spend

fee

wasteful

expenses

fèi

surname Fei

Fèi

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Words with 费 275 total

funds · expenditure · CL: bǐ经费jīng fèi membership dues会费huì fèi at public expense公费gōng fèi expense · cost · to spend (time or money) · expenditure花费huā fèi to waste · to spend · to consume · to squander耗费hào fèi

Idioms with 费 27 total Chain

as easy as blowing off dust · effortless · with ease不费吹灰之力bù fèi chuī huī zhī lì to rack one's brains for schemes (idiom) · to beat one's brains out费尽心机fèi jìn xīn jī a kind act that costs nothing惠而不费huì ér bù fèi

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