花费 (huā fèi) — to spend (time or money)
Definition
花费 (huāfèi) is a transitive verb for 'spending' time, money, or effort, typically with an explicit object (e.g. 花费钱/时间). More formal than plain 花; weaker than the heavy-resource 耗费.
verb
to spend (time or money)
Examples
- 花费。Wǒ huā fèi le hěn duō qián mǎi shū.I spent a lot of money buying books.
- 花费。Tā huā fèi le yì zhěng tiān zuò zuò yè.He spent a whole day doing homework.
- 花费。Bié huā fèi tài duō shí jiān wán yóu xì.Don't spend too much time playing games.
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