phí

Level ≈B1 (approx.) nounverb Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [fi˧˦]Huế [fɪj˨˩˦]Saigon [fɪj˦˥] browser voice

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phírisingsắc

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phí means fee; expenses.

Chinese characters: 費

Meanings of phí in English

Noun

colloquial fee; expenses

Verb

to waste; to squander; to spend

Words with phí

án phí chi phí cước phí hoang phí học phí kinh phí lãng phí lệ phí miễn phí phí hoài phí phạm phí tổn phụ phí phung phí uổng phí viện phí y phí

Example sentences with phí

Tiền phí là không có thật. The charge was not true.
Mary không bỏ phí thời gian. Mary doesn't waste time.
Bạn đang phí thời gian của chúng ta. You're wasting both of our time.
Đừng phí thời gian nữa. Quit wasting time.
Tom bảo tôi đừng phí thời gian xem TV. Tom told me not to waste time watching TV.
Google không tính phí. Google is free.
Đừng phí thời gian nói chuyện với Fred. Anh ta sẽ không bao giờ đổi ý đâu. Don't waste your breath with Fred. He'll never change his mind.
Tôi có lẽ nên nói với Tom và Mary đừng lẵng phí thời gian của họ thuyết phục John làm điều đó. I should probably tell Tom and Mary not to waste their time trying to convince John to do that.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 費.

Frequently asked questions

What does phí mean in English?

phí (noun) means "fee; expenses".

How do you pronounce phí?

IPA: Hanoi [fi˧˦]; Saigon [fɪj˦˥]. Tones: phí — rising tone (sắc).

Is phí a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. phí is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 費.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.