How to say “tuition” in Chinese
tuition
“Tuition” in Chinese is 学费, xué fèi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
学费 is read xué 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
Below, 子 “child”: it is the child who studies.
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 “学费”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 学费. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这个学院一年的学费是多少？zhègexuéyuànyìniándexuéfèishìduōshaoHow much is a year's tuition at this school?
- 孩子的学费由父母负担háizidexuéfèiyóufùmǔfùdānThe child's tuition is covered by the parents.
More words from the lesson “School, professor, scholarship”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “tuition” in Chinese?
“Tuition” in Chinese is 学费, pinyin xuéfèi.
What does 学费 mean?
学费 (xuéfèi) means “tuition”.
How do you write 学费?
学费 is 2 characters: 学 (xué) — study, learn; 费 (fèi) — fee; spend. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 学费?
学费 is read xuéfèi. Tones: xué — second tone, fèi — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“tuition” in the lesson “School, professor, scholarship”
This word is from the topic “University and goals” 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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