交费
HSK 3 (2021)
交费 (jiāofèi) · to pay a fee
交费 (jiāofèi) means “to pay a fee”. It is written with 2 characters: 交 (to hand in) + 费 (fee). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 交费 is built
The characters
交 jiāo · to hand in
What 交 is made of
- 六liù — six
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 亠tóu — lid
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A person with crossed (intersecting) legs (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
费 fèi · fee
What 费 is made of
- 弗fú — not
- 弓gōng — bow
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 贝 gives the meaning, 弗 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请先去那边交费。Qǐng xiān qù nàbiān jiāofèi.Please go over there and pay first.
请问在哪儿交费？Qǐngwèn zài nǎr jiāofèi?Excuse me, where do I pay the fee?
Questions about 交费
What does 交费 mean?
交费 (jiāofèi) means “to pay a fee”.
How do you pronounce 交费?
交费 is pronounced jiāofèi.
Which HSK level is 交费?
交费 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 公交车gōngjiāochēbus
- 交给jiāogěito hand over to
- 交朋友jiāo péngyouto make friends
- 交通jiāotōngtraffic
- 交警jiāojǐngtraffic police
- 交流jiāoliúto communicate
- 交往jiāowǎngto associate with
- 交易jiāoyìdeal
- 外交wàijiāodiplomacy
- 交换jiāohuànto exchange
Learn 交费 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 56: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.