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Usages of xuéfèi
他 家 的 经济 不 太 好， 学费 对 他们 来说 是 一 个 大 问题。Tā jiā de jīngjì bú tài hǎo, xuéfèi duì tāmen láishuō shì yì gè dà wèntí.
His family’s finances aren’t very good; tuition is a big problem for them.
因为 学费 很 贵， 他 觉得 家里 的 经济 更 紧张。Yīnwèi xuéfèi hěn guì, tā juéde jiāli de jīngjì gèng jǐnzhāng.
Because tuition is very expensive, he feels his family’s finances are even tighter.
在 外国 留学 一 年 的 学费 比 在 这 个 城市 上 大学 贵 很多。Zài wàiguó liúxué yí nián de xuéfèi bǐ zài zhè gè chéngshì shàng dàxué guì hěn duō.
A year of tuition for studying abroad is much more expensive than going to university in this city.
她 想 出国 留学， 但是 外国 大学 的 学费 比 国 内 贵 很多。Tā xiǎng chūguó liúxué, dànshì wàiguó dàxué de xuéfèi bǐ guónèi guì hěn duō.
She wants to go abroad to study, but the tuition at foreign universities is much higher than in her own country.
很多 学生 觉得 国内 大学 的 学费 比 出国 留学 便宜。hěnduō xuéshēng juéde guónèi dàxué de xuéfèi bǐ chūguó liúxué piányi.
Many students feel that tuition at domestic universities is cheaper than studying abroad.
一方面 他 想 出国 留学， 一方面 又 担心 学费 太 贵。yìfāngmiàn tā xiǎng chūguó liúxué, yìfāngmiàn yòu dānxīn xuéfèi tài guì.
On the one hand he wants to study abroad; on the other hand he worries that the tuition is too expensive.
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