How to say “expenses” in Chinese
expenses, cost
“Expenses” in Chinese is 费用, fèi yong: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
费用 is read fèi yong: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
At the bottom, 贝 — “shell, money”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “费用”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “expenses” in Chinese?
“Expenses” in Chinese is 费用, pinyin fèiyong.
What does 费用 mean?
费用 (fèiyong) means “expenses, cost”.
How do you write 费用?
费用 is 2 characters: 费 (fèi) — fee; spend; 用 (yòng) — use. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 费用?
费用 is read fèiyong. Tones: fèi — fourth tone, yong — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“expenses” in the lesson “Your parcel's here”
This word is from the topic “Shopping and things” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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