服务费 (fú wù fèi) — service charge (e.g., automatically added to a restaurant bill); cover charge (entry fee at a bar, club, or entertainment venue)
Definition
A fee added for a service or entry — such as a service charge on a restaurant bill, or a cover charge at a club or bar. Not a tip (小费); it's a mandatory amount the venue sets.
noun
service charge (e.g., automatically added to a restaurant bill)cover charge (entry fee at a bar, club, or entertainment venue)
Measure word · 笔
Examples
- 10%服务费。Zhè jiā cān tīng de zhàng dān yǐ jīng bāo hán le 10% de fú wù fèi.This restaurant's bill already includes a 10% service charge.
- ，服务费。Rù zhù jiǔ diàn shí, qián tái huì gào zhī nín shì fǒu shōu qǔ fú wù fèi.When checking into the hotel, the front desk will inform you whether a service fee is charged.
- 服务费。Nà jiā yè zǒng huì de fú wù fèi shì měi rén wǔ shí yuán.The cover charge at that nightclub is fifty yuan per person.
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