附加费 (fù jiā fèi) — surcharge; extra charge

Definition

noun
surchargeextra charge
Measure word · 笔

Examples

  • 附加费。
    Jī piào jià gé bù bāo kuò jī chǎng jiàn shè fù jiā fèi.
    The airfare does not include the airport construction surcharge.
  • 10%附加费。
    Jiǔ diàn zài wàng jì huì jiā shōu 10% de fú wù fù jiā fèi.
    The hotel charges an additional 10% service surcharge during peak season.
  • 附加费。
    Kuài dì gōng sī yīn rán yóu zhǎng jià ér shōu qǔ le rán liào fù jiā fèi.
    The courier company imposed a fuel surcharge due to rising oil prices.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

附加additional
附fùattach加jiāadd
联合Side by side
费fèifee

附加 adds on to 费, giving an extra charge.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
阝Written in full as阜fù
Sound part声符shēngfú
付
付fù附fù
Same sound today

附 pairs 阝, written in full as 阜, with 付 as the sound part.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

加 pairs 力 and 口. In one explanation 力 is strength and 口 is the mouth, meaning exaggeration; in another 力 is plowing effort and 口 is breath or exclamation, meaning extra effort.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 費; 费 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèicowry
Sound part声符shēngfú
弗
弗fú費fèi
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 費 has 貝, a cowry shell, and 弗, which gives a sound; the simplified 费 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the original pieces.

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