Meaning of 交费
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to pay a fee
How to use 交费
交费 is used for paying set charges like tuition, utility bills, phone bills, parking, or registration fees. It often appears on signs and in official notices. Example: 请先去窗口交费。(Qǐng xiān qù chuāngkǒu jiāofèi.) Please go to the window to pay first.
交 (jiāo) means to hand over, as in 交给 (jiāo gěi), and 费 (fèi) means a fee or cost, as in 浪费 (làngfèi). Put them together and you hand over the fee: 交费 (jiāofèi), to pay a fee.
Common mistake: Learners often use 交费 for buying things in a shop, but it is for paying fees and bills. For a purchase, say 付钱 (fù qián) or 买单 (mǎidān). Also keep 费 in the fourth tone (fèi), not the first tone.
Stroke order for each character
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交 jiāo · to hand over · 6 strokes
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费 fèi · to cost · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 交费.
| 交给 | jiāo gěi | to give; to deliver; to hand over |
| 交通 | jiāotōng | to be connected; traffic |
| 交朋友 | jiāo péngyou | to make friends; (dialect) to start an affair with sb |
| 公交车 | gōngjiāochē | public transport vehicle; town bus |
| 交易 | jiāoyì | to deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal |
| 浪费 | làngfèi | to waste; to squander |
| 交流 | jiāoliú | to exchange; exchange |
| 交往 | jiāowǎng | to associate (with); to have contact (with) |
| 费用 | fèiyong | cost; expenditure |
| 外交 | wàijiāo | diplomacy; diplomatic |
| 学费 | xuéfèi | tuition fee; tuition |
| 收费 | shōufèi | to charge a fee |
Questions about 交费
What does 交费 mean?
交费 (jiāofèi) means "to pay a fee" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 交费?
交费 is made of 2 characters: 交 (6 strokes), 费 (9 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 交费 an HSK word?
Yes. 交费 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 交费 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 交费 is written 交費.
What is the difference between 交费 and 缴费?
Both are pronounced jiāofèi and both mean to pay a fee. 缴费 sounds more formal and is common on bills and official forms, while 交费 is a little more everyday. You will see both in real life.
Can I put the amount or the type of fee inside 交费?
Yes. 交费 is a verb plus object, so you can split it, as in 交了五百块的费 (jiāo le wǔbǎi kuài de fèi). More often people name the fee directly, like 交学费 (jiāo xuéfèi) to pay tuition or 交电费 (jiāo diànfèi) to pay the electricity bill.