Chinese word

燃油费

Pronunciation

Pinyinrán yóu fèi

Meaning

  • nounfuel costs

Example

自驾游要准备好燃油费。zì jià yóu yào zhǔn bèi hǎo rán yóu fèi

You need to prepare for fuel costs on a road trip.

Illustration for 燃油费 (fuel costs)

More examples

公司会报销你的燃油费吗？gōng sī huì bào xiāo nǐ de rán yóu fèi ma

Will the company reimburse your fuel costs?

Core concept

The cost attached to the fuel that keeps a vehicle or machine running.

Common phrases

  • 支付燃油费zhī fù rán yóu fèi

    pay fuel costs

  • 报销燃油费bào xiāo rán yóu fèi

    reimburse fuel costs

  • 承担燃油费chéng dān rán yóu fèi

    cover fuel costs

Similar words

油费yóu fèi: The everyday cost of fuel used by a vehicle.
加油费jiā yóu fèi: The payment made for putting fuel into a vehicle.
汽油费qì yóu fèi: The cost of gasoline used by a vehicle.

Definition in Chinese

指为使车辆或机器运行而购买或消耗燃料所支出的费用。zhǐ wèi shǐ chē liàng huò jī qì yùn xíng ér gòu mǎi huò xiāo hào rán liào suǒ zhī chū de fèi yòng

Word origin

The word combines 燃 (rán, "burning"), 油 (yóu, "oil"), and 费 (fèi, "cost"), linking fuel use with the payment it requires.

Usage tips

  • This noun is useful when discussing who pays for transport, because it identifies the operating expense separately from tickets, rental charges, or service fees.

Related words

  • 燃油附加费rán yóu fù jiā fèifuel surchargenoun
  • 燃油补贴rán yóu bǔ tiēfuel subsidynoun
  • 燃油价格rán yóu jià géfuel pricesnoun

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