费用
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
费用 (fèiyòng) · cost
费用 (fèiyòng) means “cost; expense”. It is written with 2 characters: 费 (fee) + 用 (to use). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 费用 is built
The characters
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)
用 yòng · to use
What 用 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Example sentences
这次旅游的费用是多少?Zhè cì lǚyóu de fèiyòng shì duōshao?How much does this trip cost?
费用由公司来付。Fèiyòng yóu gōngsī lái fù.The company will pay the costs.
Questions about 费用
What does 费用 mean?
费用 (fèiyòng) means “cost; expense”.
How do you pronounce 费用?
费用 is pronounced fèiyòng.
Which HSK level is 费用?
费用 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 交费jiāofèito pay a fee
- 浪费làngfèito waste
- 收费shōufèito charge (a fee)
- 消费xiāofèito spend
- 学费xuéfèituition fee
- 免费miǎnfèifree (of charge)
- 耗费hàofèito consume
- 经费jīngfèifunds
- 费fèifee
- 不用bùyòngno need
Learn 费用 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 96: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.