How to say “charge a fee” in Chinese

收费
shōufèi

charge a fee

verb · HSK 4 · topic “Shopping and things”

“Charge a fee” in Chinese is 收费, shōu fèi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

收费 is read shōu fèi: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

shōu — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
fèi — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

收
shōu — receive, collect
费
fèi — fee; spend

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 “收费”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 收费. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 这个停车场收费吗?zhègetíngchēchǎngshōufèimaIs this parking lot paid?

More words from the lesson “At the checkout”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “charge a fee” in Chinese?

“Charge a fee” in Chinese is 收费, pinyin shōufèi.

What does 收费 mean?

收费 (shōufèi) means “charge a fee”.

How do you write 收费?

收费 is 2 characters: 收 (shōu) — receive, collect; 费 (fèi) — fee; spend. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 收费?

收费 is read shōufèi. Tones: shōu — first tone, fèi — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.

“charge a fee” in the lesson “At the checkout”

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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