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小费

xiǎo fèi

2-character word Traditional 小費

What 小费 means

1. tip
2. gratuity

The characters in 小费

• 小xiǎosmall; tiny; few
• 费fèito cost; to spend; fee

Example sentences

• 不收小费。
  Bù shōu xiǎofèi.
  We don't accept tips.
• 你们给了小费吗？
  Nǐmen gěi le xiǎofèi ma?
  Did you leave a tip?
• 中国人没有给小费的习惯。
  There is no tipping culture in China.
• 你最好记住，在美国给小费是必须的。
  You'd better remember that tipping is necessary in the USA.
• 我不知你是否知道，但在美国你要给服务员付小费。
  Wǒ bù zhī nǐ shìfǒu zhīdào, dàn zài Měiguó nǐ yào gěi fúwùyuán fù xiǎofèi.
  I don't know if you know or not, but here in America you're expected to tip the waiter.
• 他在餐厅吃完饭后，心情大好，便留下了一笔大大的小费，让服务生惊喜不已。
  After finishing his meal at the restaurant in a great mood, he left a generous tip, much to the waiter's delighted surprise.