自费 (zì fèi) — at one's own expense; self-funded
Definition
A verb meaning 'at one's own expense / self-funded', contrasted with 公费 (state-funded). Often used as an adverbial before the verb, e.g. 自费留学.
verb
at one's own expenseself-funded
Examples
- 自费。Tā zì fèi qù měi guó liú xué.He went to study in the United States at his own expense.
- 自费。Zhè xiē fèi yòng dōu shì tā zì fèi chéng dān de.She bore all these expenses out of her own pocket.
- 自费。Wǒ men zì fèi mǎi le zhè tái shè bèi.We bought this equipment at our own expense.
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