Chinese word

话费

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuà fèi

Meaning

  • nounphone credit

Example

话费不够了，我得充值。huà fèi bú gòu le wǒ děi chōng zhí

I don't have enough phone credit, so I need to top it up.

Illustration for 话费 (phone credit)

More examples

他向公司申请了话费报销。tā xiàng gōng sī shēn qǐng le huà fèi bào xiāo

He applied to the company for reimbursement of his phone bill.

Core concept

The money attached to using telephone service, held as available credit or collected as a bill.

Common phrases

  • 享受话费优惠xiǎng shòu huà fèi yōu huì

    enjoy phone bill discounts

  • 话费报销huà fèi bào xiāo

    phone bill reimbursement

  • 话费套餐huà fèi tào cān

    phone plan

Similar words

电话费diàn huà fèi: Charges for making or receiving calls through a telephone.
通话费tōng huà fèi: Charges for calls based on how long they last or how many are made.
通信费tōng xìn fèi: Fees for communication services such as data use and telephone calls.
手机费shǒu jī fèi: Fees for using a mobile phone and its services.

Definition in Chinese

电话通信服务产生的费用，既可指固定电话也可指移动电话的通话收费。diàn huà tōng xìn fú wù chǎn shēng de fèi yòng jì kě zhǐ gù dìng diàn huà yě kě zhǐ yí dòng diàn huà de tōng huà shōu fèi

Word origin

话费 (huàfèi, "phone charges") combines 话 (huà, "speech or talk") with 费 (fèi, "expense"), making the cost of telephone communication easy to remember.

Usage tips

  • This word fits both pay-as-you-go accounts and regular service charges, so context shows whether the amount is available to use or due after use.

Other meanings

  • phone billnoun

Related words

  • 话费报销huà fèi bào xiāophone bill reimbursementnoun
  • 话费套餐huà fèi tào cānphone plannoun

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