交费

• 拼音: jiāo fèi
• 汉字拆解: 交 = depicts crossed legs or intersecting lines — to intersect, hand over, exchange; 费 = 弓 (bow) + 贝 (shell/money) — to spend or use up resources

含义

To pay a fee; to make a payment. Refers to handing over money owed for a service, membership, utility, or other obligation.

交费 is a common everyday verb used when paying bills, utilities, tuition, or service charges. It is more colloquial and action-focused than 付款 (to make a payment, more formal/commercial). Common collocations: 交水电费 (pay utilities), 交学费 (pay tuition), 交停车费 (pay parking fee). Often used in the context of administrative or routine payments rather than purchasing goods.

例句

1. 你记得去交这个月的电费吗？
2. 学生需要在开学前交完学费。
3. 我刚在网上交了停车费。

用法指南

语境: everyday, finance, utilities, education, admin

语气: practical

正确说法

• 记得按时交费，不然会被停服务。(Remember to pay the fee on time, otherwise the service will be cut off.)
• 你可以在手机上交费，很方便。(You can pay the fee on your phone — it's very convenient.)

错误说法

• 我交费了一件衬衫。(Don't use 交费 for buying goods — use 付钱 or 买. 交费 is for paying fees or bills, not purchasing items.)

起源与历史

Compound of 交 (to hand over, to deliver, to pay) and 费 (fee, expense, cost). Together they mean 'to hand over a fee' — the physical or transactional act of paying what is owed.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal