费钱 (fèi qián) — to be costly, to waste money
Definition
A verb-adjective meaning 'costly, wasteful of money' — describes spending that feels like a poor use of money, not just a high price.
to be costlyto waste money
Examples
- 费钱。Mǎi zhè zhǒng míng pái bāo tài fèi qián le.Buying this kind of designer bag is too costly.
- ，。Zhè ge xiàng mù fèi le hěn duō qián, dàn xiào guǒ bù hǎo.This project spent a lot of money, but the results weren't good.
- ？。Nǐ fèi nà ge qián gàn shén me? bù rú cún qǐ lái.Why waste that money? Better to save it.
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