Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
破费
pòfèi
Description
"破费"的意思是花很多钱，常常是为了请客或者送礼物。
"破费" means to spend a lot of money, often to entertain guests or give gifts.
别人请你吃饭的时候，你可以客气地说："让你破费了。"
When someone treats you to a meal, you can politely say: "让你破费了."
Meanings
破费pòfèi
to spend money, especially on others
谢谢你的礼物，让你破费了。
Thank you for your gift; you've gone to great expense.
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Notes
- Etymology
破 (break) + 费 (spend) suggests "breaking into" one's money.
- Nuance
often a polite phrase thanking someone for spending on you.
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