话费 (huà fèi) — phone bill; call charges (for mobile or landline)

Definition

话费 specifically means charges for phone calls (mobile or landline). Pair it with 费, the general word for 'fee/cost' used in compounds like 运费 ('shipping fee').

noun
phone billcall charges (for mobile or landline)

Examples

  • Zhè ge yuè de huà fèi bǐ shàng ge yuè guì le hěn duō.
    This month's phone bill is a lot more expensive than last month's.
  • 话费
    Wǒ zuó tiān gāng jiāo le huà fèi, xiàn zài yǒu yú é le.
    I just paid my phone bill yesterday, so now there's a balance.
  • 话费
    Nǐ chá yí xià huà fèi hái shèng duō shǎo.
    Check how much phone credit is left.

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