小费

xiǎo fèi

HSK 7–9

Meaning

顾客在享受服务后额外付给服务人员的钱，通常用于餐厅、酒店等场所。

A gratuity given to service workers after receiving service, commonly in restaurants, hotels, etc.

作为名词，常与‘给’、‘付’等动词搭配，如‘给小费’、‘付小费’。

Used as a noun, often with verbs like 'give' or 'pay', e.g., 'give a tip', 'pay a tip'.

1 在餐厅吃饭后，一般需要给服务员一些小费。 (After eating at a restaurant, one usually needs to give the waiter some tip.)
2 这家酒店的服务很好，我们给了门童5美元小费。 (The service at this hotel was excellent, so we gave the doorman a $5 tip.)
3 在中国，给小费并不是强制性的，但如果你觉得服务好，可以给一点。 (In China, tipping is not mandatory, but you can give some if you feel the service is good.)
4 出租车司机也期望乘客给一些小费。 (Taxi drivers also expect passengers to give a small tip.)
5 我忘了给小费，感到很不好意思。 (I forgot to tip, and I felt very embarrassed.)

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