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The word "花费" is formed by combining the character "花", which in this context means "to spend" (as in money or time), with the character "费", which means "expense" or "fee". The combination creates a compound where "花" functions as the action and "费" as the object, resulting in a word that denotes the act of spending or the expenditure itself.

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这次旅行花费了不少钱。

Zhè cì lǚxíng huāfèi le bù shǎo qián.

This trip cost a lot of money.

花费了整个下午来修理自行车。

Tā huāfèi le zhěnggè xiàwǔ lái xiūlǐ zìxíngchē.

He spent the whole afternoon repairing the bicycle.

我们每个月都要仔细计划家庭的花费

Wǒmen měi gè yuè dōu yào zǐxì jìhuà jiātíng de huāfèi.

We need to carefully plan the household expenses every month.

开发这款新软件花费了团队大量的时间和精力。

Kāifā zhè kuǎn xīn ruǎnjiàn huāfèi le tuánduì dàliàng de shíjiān hé jīnglì.

Developing this new software cost the team a significant amount of time and energy.

这项庞大的市政工程花费了纳税人巨额的金钱,但最终效益却引发了争议。

Zhè xiàng pángdà de shìzhèng gōngchéng huāfèi le nàshuì rén jù'é de jīnqián, dàn zuìzhōng xiàoyì què yǐnfā le zhēngyì.

This massive municipal project cost taxpayers a huge amount of money, but its ultimate benefits have sparked controversy.

Word Definition - 花费

huā fèi expense; cost; to spend (time or money); expenditure