收费
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
收费 (shōufèi) · to charge (a fee)
收费 (shōufèi) means “to charge (a fee); fee”. It is written with 2 characters: 收 (to receive) + 费 (fee). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 收费 is built
The characters
收 shōu · to receive
What 收 is made of
- 丩jiū — twisted shape
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 丩 gives the sound. (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
这个公园不收费。Zhège gōngyuán bù shōu fèi.This park is free of charge.
这里停车收费吗？Zhèlǐ tíng chē shōu fèi ma?Is there a parking fee here?
Questions about 收费
What does 收费 mean?
收费 (shōufèi) means “to charge (a fee); fee”.
How do you pronounce 收费?
收费 is pronounced shōufèi.
Which HSK level is 收费?
收费 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 收到shōudàoto receive
- 收入shōurùincome
- 收看shōukànto watch (TV)
- 收听shōutīngto listen to (the radio)
- 收音机shōuyīnjīradio
- 收回shōuhuíto take back
- 收获shōuhuòto gain
- 收益shōuyìprofit
- 吸收xīshōuto absorb
- 收拾shōushito tidy up
Learn 收费 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 79: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.