Meaning of 学费
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- tuition fee
- tuition
Measure word: 個|个
How to use 学费
学费 is the normal word for tuition at any level, from primary school to university. It often appears with verbs like 交 (jiāo, to pay) and adjectives like 贵 (guì, expensive). Example: 这所大学的学费很贵。(Zhè suǒ dàxué de xuéfèi hěn guì.) The tuition at this university is very expensive.
学费 is simply 学 (xué, to study) plus 费 (fèi, fee or cost). The fee you pay in order to study is your tuition.
Common mistake: Learners often say 付学费 when Chinese speakers more commonly say 交学费 (jiāo xuéfèi) for paying tuition. Also keep 费 in the fourth tone, fèi. Do not confuse it with 飞 (fēi, to fly).
学费 in example sentences
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学 xué · to learn · 8 strokes
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费 fèi · to cost · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 学费.
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | student; schoolchild |
| 大学 | dàxué | university; college |
| 学习 | xuéxí | to learn; to study |
| 同学 | tóngxué | to study at the same school; fellow student |
| 上学 | shàngxué | to go to school; to attend school |
| 学院 | xuéyuàn | college; educational institute |
| 中学 | zhōngxué | middle school |
| 放学 | fàngxué | to dismiss students at the end of the school day |
| 小学 | xiǎoxué | elementary school; primary school |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student; college student |
| 小学生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | primary school student; schoolchild |
Questions about 学费
What does 学费 mean?
学费 (xuéfèi) means "tuition fee; tuition" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 学费?
学费 is made of 2 characters: 学 (8 strokes), 费 (9 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 学费 an HSK word?
Yes. 学费 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 学费 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 学费 is written 學費.
What does 交学费 mean when people use it figuratively?
Besides literally paying tuition, 交学费 can mean learning a lesson the hard way, usually by losing money. For example, after a bad investment someone might say 就当交学费了, meaning "just treat it as the price of the lesson."
What other words use 费 for fees?
费 appears in many cost words, such as 生活费 (shēnghuófèi, living expenses), 电费 (diànfèi, electricity bill), and 免费 (miǎnfèi, free of charge). If you know 学费, you can guess these easily.