Meaning of huā fèi:
花费
expense; expenditure
Wèi le jiǎnqīng jiātíng de huāfèi, tā juédìng kāishǐ chúxù.
为了减轻家庭的花费,他决定开始储蓄。
To reduce the family's expenses, he decided to start saving.
Zhè cì lǚxíng de zǒng huāfèi shì wǔqiān yuán.
这次旅行的总花费是五千元。
The total expenditure for this trip is five thousand yuan.
cost; to spend (time or money)
Zhè cì lǚxíng de huāfèi fēicháng gāo.
这次旅行的花费非常高。
The cost of this trip is very high.
Wǒ huāfèi le yī zhěng tiān lái zhěnglǐ fángjiān.
我花费了一整天来整理房间。
I spent the entire day organizing the room.