Chinese word

运费

Pronunciation

Pinyinyùn fèi

Meaning

  • nounshipping cost

Example

这个包裹的运费很贵。zhè ge bāo guǒ de yùn fèi hěn guì

The shipping cost for this package is very high.

Illustration for 运费 (shipping cost)

More examples

买家要求卖家承担运费。mǎi jiā yāo qiú mài jiā chéng dān yùn fèi

The buyer asked the seller to cover the shipping cost.

Core concept

The charge attached to moving goods or a parcel from sender to receiver.

Common phrases

  • 承担运费chéng dān yùn fèi

    cover shipping costs

  • 支付运费zhī fù yùn fèi

    pay shipping costs

  • 国际运费guó jì yùn fèi

    international shipping costs

Similar words

快递费kuài dì fèi: The fee paid to a courier service for sending a package by express delivery.
配送费pèi sòng fèi: The charge for delivering ordered goods from a store to the customer.
邮费yóu fèi: The fee for sending letters or parcels through the postal service.

Definition in Chinese

运费指商品或包裹从发货地运送到收货地时，为运输服务支付的费用。yùn fèi zhǐ shāng pǐn huò bāo guǒ cóng fā huò dì yùn sòng dào shōu huò dì shí wèi yùn shū fú wù zhī fù de fèi yòng

Word origin

运费 (yùnfèi, "shipping cost") combines 运 (yùn, "transport") + 费 (fèi, "cost"), so the word names the cost created by transporting goods.

Usage tips

  • In online shopping, delivery charges may appear separately from the item price, so the final amount can be higher than the listed price.

Other meanings

  • freightnoun

Related words

  • 运费险yùn fèi xiǎnshipping insurancenoun
  • 运费补贴yùn fèi bǔ tiēshipping subsidynoun
  • 运费标准yùn fèi biāo zhǔnshipping ratenoun

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