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學費

简学费 · 繁學費

Mandarin · pinyin xué fèi

tuition fee
tuition
Classifier: 個 gè

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學: xué · learning, knowledge; school
費: Look up this written character
学: xué · learning, knowledge; school
费: fèi · expenses, expenditures, fee

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2–4 · xue2 fei4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hok6 fai3

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noun

tuition fee; tuition
educational expenses (all expenses incurred during a student's study period)
(figurative) cost; price

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