生活费

• 拼音: shēng huó fèi
• 汉字拆解: 生 = to live; 活 = alive; 费 = expense — living expenses

含义

Living expenses; cost of living; allowance. Money spent on or needed for daily life necessities.

Covers expenses for food, housing, transportation, and other daily needs. Often discussed in contexts of student allowances, family budgets, and cost of living comparisons. Students commonly receive 生活费 from parents for monthly expenses.

例句

1. 大城市的生活费比小城市高很多。
2. 父母每月给她两千块生活费。
3. 他刚工作，工资基本只够生活费。

用法指南

语境: budget, family, student life

语气: practical

正确说法

• 生活费不够花。(The living allowance isn't enough.)
• 这里生活费很低。(The cost of living here is very low.)

错误说法

• 不要把'生活费'和'学费'混用 (Don't confuse 生活费 with 学费 — 生活费 is for living; 学费 is tuition)

起源与历史

Compound of 生活 (life, living) + 费 (expense, fee). Literally 'living expenses.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal