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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

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

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).

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Learn 费用 with its group

It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 96: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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