Chinese Conversation · Level 60
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Chinese word
超时费
Pronunciation
Pinyinchāo shí fèi
Meaning
- nounovertime charge
Example
超时费是按超出的时间计算的。chāo shí fèi shì àn chāo chū de shí jiān jì suàn de
The overtime charge is calculated based on the amount of extra time.
More examples
租车超过约定时间会产生超时费。zū chē chāo guò yuē dìng shí jiān huì chǎn shēng chāo shí fèi
Renting a car beyond the agreed time incurs an overtime charge.
Core concept
A time boundary acts like a switch: once use continues beyond it, an added amount appears on the bill.
Common phrases
产生超时费chǎn shēng chāo shí fèi
incur an overtime charge
需要支付超时费xū yào zhī fù chāo shí fèi
need to pay an overtime charge
超时费比较高chāo shí fèi bǐ jiào gāo
relatively high overtime charge
Similar words
逾期费yú qī fèi: A fee for paying late or returning something after the due date.
迟到费chí dào fèi: A fee for being late to the start of a service or appointment.
违约金wéi yuē jīn: A payment required for breaking a duty set by a contract.
Definition in Chinese
超时费是因使用时间超过标准而按超出时长额外收取的一种费用。chāo shí fèi shì yīn shǐ yòng shí jiān chāo guò biāo zhǔn ér àn chāo chū shí cháng é wài shōu qǔ de yì zhǒng fèi yòng
Word origin
超时费 (chāoshífèi, "overtime charge") is a transparent compound in which 超 (chāo, "exceed") modifies 时 (shí, "time") and 费 (fèi, "fee"), so the name points directly to the reason for the payment.
Usage tips
- The amount often depends on the billing unit and any grace period, so a service may calculate this charge by the minute or by the hour after a stated cutoff.
Other meanings
- additional chargenoun
Related words
- 超时chāo shíexceed the time limitverb
- 超时记录chāo shí jì lùovertime recordnoun