Chinese Conversation · Level 4
88 words
Chinese word
路费
Pronunciation
Pinyinlù fèi
Meaning
- nountransportation costs
Example
公司会报销你的路费。gōng sī huì bào xiāo nǐ de lù fèi
The company reimburses your transportation costs.
More examples
来回的路费由主办方承担。lái huí de lù fèi yóu zhǔ bàn fāng chéng dān
The organizer covers the round-trip transportation costs.
Core concept
Money spent on the transport needed to get from one place to another.
Common phrases
报销路费bào xiāo lù fèi
reimburse transportation costs
支付路费zhī fù lù fèi
pay transportation costs
补贴路费bǔ tiē lù fèi
subsidize transportation costs
Similar words
交通费jiāo tōng fèi: A broad category of transport-related costs, including commuting costs.
车费chē fèi: The fare paid for riding a bus, taxi, or other vehicle.
票价piào jià: The price printed on a ticket or pass for a particular route.
旅费lǚ fèi: Total expenses for a trip, including transport, lodging, and related costs.
Definition in Chinese
路费是个人或团体为出行支付的交通费用总称，可用于报销或自费计算。lù fèi shì gè rén huò tuán tǐ wèi chū xíng zhī fù de jiāo tōng fèi yòng zǒng chēng kě yòng yú bào xiāo huò zì fèi jì suàn
Word origin
路 (lù, "road") identifies the journey and 费 (fèi, "cost") identifies the payment, so their combination names the journey's transport expense.
Usage tips
- In everyday Chinese, this term usually concerns transport rather than meals, hotels, or other travel spending, which are normally named separately.
Other meanings
- travel expensesnoun
- farenoun
Related words
- 路费报销lù fèi bào xiāotransportation cost reimbursementnoun
- 路费补助lù fèi bǔ zhùtransportation subsidynoun