How to say “spend” in Chinese
spend; expenses
“Spend” in Chinese is 花费, huā fèi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
花费 is read huā fèi: 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
On top, 艹 “grass”.
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 “花费”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 花费. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这次旅行一共花费了五千元zhècìlǚxíngyígònghuāfèilewǔqiānyuánThis trip cost five thousand yuan in total.
More words from the lesson “Everyday things”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “spend” in Chinese?
“Spend” in Chinese is 花费, pinyin huāfèi.
What does 花费 mean?
花费 (huāfèi) means “spend; expenses”.
How do you write 花费?
花费 is 2 characters: 花 (huā) — flower; spend; 费 (fèi) — fee; spend. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 花费?
花费 is read huāfèi. Tones: huā — first tone, fèi — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“spend” in the lesson “Everyday things”
This word is from the topic “Shopping” of HSK 5. 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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