fai3 jung6費用费用
Jyutpingfai3 jung6
Yalefai yuhng
Definition
Cost, expense, or expenditure.
neutralmoneywork
How it's used
Refers specifically to monetary outlays or charges for services and activities. While formal in tone, it is frequently used in professional, administrative, or academic contexts to discuss budgets and payments. It carries a sense of official or planned expenditure rather than casual spending.
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bat1筆bātExamples
The cost of this trip is very expensive.
Do you know how much the registration fee is?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this for casual personal spending or small change, where words like 錢 or 開支 are more natural. It is a noun for specific costs and does not function as a verb.
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Grammar guides
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