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fèi = f + ei4
surname Fei
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fèi = f + ei4
to cost / to spend / fee / wasteful / expenses
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How to pronounce 費

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= f initial

F is for Frankenstein’s Monster.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ei4 final

In the Eiffel Tower’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

費 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= fu + Ø2
not (literary) / used in transliteration
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= fu + Ø2
(literary) not / used in transliteration
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bèi = b + ei4
cowrie / shellfish / currency (archaic)
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Characters with 費 as component

fèi = f + ei4
fermium (chemistry)
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Words with 費

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see 三公經費|三公经费[san1 gong1 jing1 fei4]
"three public expenditures" of the PRC government, i.e. air travel, food and entertainment, and public vehicles
house call fee / callout fee

Sentences with 費

費 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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fèi

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