费 Stroke Order — How to Write 费

Stroke Order

费 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 贝, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

费 Radical and Character Components

Components:弗贝

费 is a phono-semantic compound: 贝 (money) carries the meaning, while 弗 indicates the sound.

Radical: 贝 + 5 more strokes

费 Pronunciation and Pinyin

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Meanings of 费 in Chinese

fèi费

to spend money; to cost

买这台新电脑要花费不少钱。

Buying this new computer will cost a lot of money.

To use or consume, often implying expenditure of effort, time, or resources, as in 'troublesome', 'time-consuming', or 'difficult to understand'.

这个项目太费时了，我们得加快进度。

This project is too time-consuming; we need to speed up.

Expenses; fees (e.g., tuition fees, service charges)

这学期的学费需要一次性交清吗？

Do I need to pay this semester's tuition fee in one lump sum?

Common Words and Phrases with 费

fèi费chún唇shé舌

waste one's words; do a lot of explaining in vain

这件事他早就决定了，你再怎么劝说也只是费唇舌罢了。

He has already made up his mind on this matter; no matter how much you try to persuade him, it will only be a waste of words.

fèi费è厄pō泼lài赖

Fair play (a transliteration from English, originally a term used in sports and other competitions, meaning to compete in a just and honorable way without using improper means).

在体育比赛中，我们应该始终坚持费厄泼赖的原则，尊重对手和裁判。

In sports competitions, we should always adhere to the principle of fair play, respecting opponents and referees.

fèi费gōng工

Time-consuming and labor-intensive; requiring a lot of work or effort.

手工制作的礼物虽然心意满满，但是非常费工。

Handmade gifts, though full of sincerity, are very time-consuming.

fèi费huà话

Nonsense or useless talk.

别说费话了，直接告诉我解决方案

Stop the useless talk; just tell me the solution directly.

fèi费jiě解

Hard to understand; obscure; unintelligible.

这本书的结局让许多读者感到有些费解。

The ending of this book left many readers feeling somewhat perplexed.

fèi费jìn尽xīn心jī机

To rack one's brains in scheming or intricate planning; to exhaust all one's mental efforts.

为了在比赛中脱颖而出，他费尽心机地设计了独特的参赛方案。

To stand out in the competition, he went to great lengths to design a unique entry plan.

fèi费jìn劲

to require great effort; strenuous

搬运这些家具可真费劲。

Moving this furniture is really laborious.

fèi费lì力

requiring great effort; strenuous

搬动这块大石头真是太费力了。

Moving this large rock is truly strenuous.

fèi费shén神

To expend effort or trouble oneself; often used as a polite request for someone to take the trouble to do something.

为了这次重要的项目，团队成员们都费了不少神。

Team members put in a lot of effort for this important project.

fèi费shí时

Time-consuming

整理这些旧照片非常费时，不过能回忆起很多美好的时光。

Organizing these old photos is very time-consuming, but it brings back many wonderful memories.

fèi费shì事

To take a lot of trouble or effort; to be troublesome or inconvenient.

这件事办起来有点费事，可能需要多花些时间。

This matter is a bit troublesome to handle; it might require spending more time.

fèi费shǒu手jiǎo脚

to take a lot of trouble or effort

为了把这个模型组装好，我可没少费手脚。

I had to put in a lot of effort to assemble this model properly.

fèi费tuò唾mò沫

Waste of words

你跟他说这些真是费唾沫，他根本听不进去。

You're just wasting your breath telling him all this; he won't listen at all.

fèi费xīn心

To take a lot of trouble or make a special effort, often for someone else.

这事就麻烦您费心了。

Could you please take the trouble to handle this matter?

fèi费xīn心láo劳lì力

To expend considerable mental and physical effort; to be mentally and physically taxing.

完成这项复杂的科学实验，真的需要研究人员费心劳力，投入大量时间和精力。

Completing this complex scientific experiment truly requires researchers to expend great mental and physical effort, investing a lot of time and energy.

fèi费yòng用

Cost or expense incurred.