---
title: "Huafei Meaning: 花费 (expense) or 化肥 (chemical fertilizer)?"
description: "花费 (traditional 花費, huāfèi) means “expense; cost; to spend (money, time)”. Not the huafei you heard? See 化肥, 话费. Hear its tones, see what 花 and 费 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huafei"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 花费 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

花费 huāfèi

## expense; cost; to spend (money, time)

## Its characters

1. 花 huā to spend (money, time)
2. 费 fèi fee

## In a sentence

我花费了三个小时才做完作业。 It took me three hours to finish my homework.

[More about 花费](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%8A%B1%E8%B4%B9)

## Other words said huafei

- [化肥huàféichemical fertilizer](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8C%96%E8%82%A5)
- [话费huàfèiphone bill](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%AF%9D%E8%B4%B9)

## More words with 花 or 费

- [费用 fèiyong](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/feiyong)
- [花瓣 huābàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huaban)
- [花朵 huāduǒ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huaduo)
- [花卉 huāhuì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huahui)
- [花生 huāshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huasheng)
- [花样 huāyàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huayang)
- [花园 huāyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huayuan)
- [火花 huǒhuā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huohua)
- [经费 jīngfèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingfei)
- [菊花 júhuā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juhua)

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