# 生活费 (shēnghuófèi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 生活费 (shēnghuófèi) means “living expenses; cost of living”. It is part of the HSK 6 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: living expenses; cost of living
- Pinyin: shēnghuófèi (sheng1 huo2 fei4)
- Traditional: 生活費
- HSK 3.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 大城市的生活费很高。
  Dà chéngshì de shēnghuófèi hěn gāo.
  Living expenses in big cities are high.

## Characters

- [生](https://hanziro.com/word/sheng-be-born/) (shēng): to be born; raw
- [活](https://hanziro.com/word/huo-live/) (huó): to live; alive
- [费](https://hanziro.com/word/fei-cost/) (fèi): to cost; to spend

https://hanziro.com/word/sheng-huo-fei-living-expenses/

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