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收费

shōufèi

charge (a fee)

Usage note

收费表示收取费用。

shōu fèi biǎo shì shōu qǔ fèi yòng。

Charge a fee means to ask for money for a service.

Context note

收费常用于服务、停车和医院。

shōu fèi cháng yòng yú fú wù 、 tíng chē hé yī yuàn。

Charging a fee often appears with services, parking, and hospitals.

5 examples

这里要收费
zhè lǐ yào shōu fèi。
There is a fee here.
停车要收费
tíng chē yào shōu fèi。
Parking costs money.
这个服务不收费
zhè ge fú wù bù shōu fèi。
This service is free.
他问怎么收费
tā wèn zěn me shōu fèi。
He asked how the fee is charged.
医院有些项目收费
yī yuàn yǒu xiē xiàng mù shōu fèi。
Some hospital items have a fee.

5 mini stories

进公园前,门口写着收费
jìn gōng yuán qián, mén kǒu xiě zhe shōu fèi。
Before entering the park, there was a fee sign at the gate.
这个网站有些功能收费
zhè ge wǎng zhàn yǒu xiē gōng néng shōu fèi。
Some functions on this website cost money.
老师说补课不额外收费
lǎo shī shuō bǔ kè bù é wài shōu fèi。
The teacher said the extra class would not cost extra.
停车场开始收费了。
tíng chē chǎng kāi shǐ shōu fèi le。
The parking lot started charging a fee.
他说这个项目不收费
tā shuō zhè ge xiàng mù bù shōu fèi。
He said this project is free.

Mini dialogue

公园收费吗

A
这个公园收费吗?
Zhège gōngyuán shōufèi ma?
Does this park charge a fee?
B
收费,是免费的。
Bù shōufèi, shì miǎnfèi de.
No charge, it's free.

停车场收费

A
这里的停车场怎么收费
Zhèlǐ de tíngchēchǎng zěnme shōufèi?
How does the parking lot here charge?
B
每小时收费五元。
Měi xiǎoshí shōufèi wǔ yuán.
It charges five yuan per hour.

Related words and contrasts

opposite
免费
miǎnfèi
free of charge

收费 means you pay; 免费 means no payment.

related
付钱
fùqián
pay money

You 付钱 when someone 收费.

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