免费

miǎnfèi

Traditional: 免費

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Translation

free of charge, complimentary

Word origin

A compound of 免 (miǎn, to exempt, to excuse) and 费 (fèi, fee, expense), so the word literally means exempt from a fee.

Origin
compound
Root
免 (miǎn, to exempt) + 费 (fèi, fee)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 免

Stroke order for 费

Examples

This restaurant provides complimentary tea.

Admission is free of charge.

zǎi

You can download this software for free.

The shop is giving away small gifts free today.

Members can park free of charge.

免费 (miǎn fèi) means free of charge or complimentary. It functions as an adjective or adverb and is the standard way to say that something costs nothing.

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This word is part of lesson 39.