Definition
学费 (xué fèi) specifically means 'tuition fee' — the money paid for education. It is a compound noun, not a verb. 费用 (fèi yong) is a broader term for any cost or expense (e.g., 生活费用 'living expenses'), while 缴 (jiǎo) is the verb 'to pay' fees, and 减免 (jiǎn miǎn) is 'to reduce or waive' them.
noun
tuition (fee)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 学费。Zhè suǒ xuéxiào de xué fèi hěn guì.The tuition at this school is very expensive.
- 学费。Wǒ měinián jiāo yí cì xué fèi.I pay tuition once a year.
- 学费。Zhège dàxué de xué fèi bǐ nàge dàxué guì.The tuition at this university is more expensive than that one.
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