Chinese Conversation · Level 8
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Chinese word
油费
Pronunciation
Pinyinyóu fèi
Meaning
- noungas money
Example
这次出差的油费公司会报销。zhè cì chū chāi de yóu fèi gōng sī huì bào xiāo
The company will reimburse the gas expenses for this business trip.
More examples
我每个月的油费大约两百元。wǒ měi gè yuè de yóu fèi dà yuē liáng bǎi yuán
My gas expenses are about 200 yuan each month.
Core concept
A vehicle's fuel spending, counted as part of the cost of getting somewhere.
Common phrases
报销油费bào xiāo yóu fèi
reimburse gas expenses
付油费fù yóu fèi
pay for gas
节省油费jié shěng yóu fèi
save on gas
Similar words
加油费jiā yóu fèi: The cost paid when filling a vehicle with fuel.
油钱yóu qián: Money spent to buy gasoline, in everyday speech.
燃油费rán yóu fèi: The cost of fuel used by vehicles or other forms of transport.
汽油费qì yóu fèi: The cost of gasoline used by a car or other vehicle.
Definition in Chinese
汽车等行驶所需燃油的费用，指加油时支付的汽油或柴油花费，常作为出差报销的一项支出。qì chē děng xíng shǐ suǒ xū rán yóu de fèi yòng zhǐ jiā yóu shí zhī fù de qì yóu huò chái yóu huā fèi cháng zuò wéi chū chāi bào xiāo de yí xiàng zhī chū
Word origin
油 (yóu, "oil") + 费 (fèi, "cost") forms a noun for the money spent on fuel used by a vehicle.
Usage tips
- On a Chinese travel-expense form, this word can label a reimbursable cost, so it refers to an expense category as well as to the payment made at the pump.
Other meanings
- oil costsnoun
Related words
- 油费补贴yóu fèi bǔ tiēgas subsidynoun
- 油费标准yóu fèi biāo zhǔngas expense standardnoun