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公费 (gōng fèi) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

公费 (gōng fèi) is a Chinese word: public expense. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 公费

名 míng noun

public expense

他是公费留学生。

tā shì gōng fèi liú xué shēng

He is a publicly-funded international student.

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Word breakdown

公 gōng — public; government; state

费 fèi — expense; cost; fee

Structure & writing
1 公 gōng — public; belonging to the state or collective (opposite of '私')
公 is a component in 5 characters

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2 费 fèi — to spend; to expend

费 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.2 贝 bèi — general term for mollusks with shells, such as snails, mussels, and clams
贝 is a component in 50 characters
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