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title: "Jingfei Meaning: 经费 (jīngfèi) Means “funds”"
description: "经费 (traditional 經費, jīngfèi) means “funds; budget”. Hear its tones, see what 经 and 费 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingfei"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 经费 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

经费 jīngfèi

## funds; budget

## Its characters

1. 经 jīng to pass through
2. 费 fèi fee

## In a sentence

我们的研究经费不够了。 Our research funds have run short.

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## More words with 经 or 费

- [财经 cáijīng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caijing)
- [曾经 céngjīng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cengjing)
- [费用 fèiyong](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/feiyong)
- [花费 huāfèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huafei)
- [经常 jīngcháng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingchang)
- [经典 jīngdiǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingdian)
- [经过 jīngguò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingguo)
- [经济 jīngjì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingji)
- [经历 jīnglì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingli)
- [经贸 jīngmào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingmao)

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