水费账单
shuǐfèi zhàngdān
The English phrase 'water bill' is translated into Mandarin as 水费账单 (shuǐfèi zhàngdān).
水费账单 refers to a document showing the amount of money owed for water usage.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase consists of two parts: 水费 (shuǐfèi), which literally means 'water fee' or 'water cost' and 账单 (zhàngdān), which literally means 'bill' or 'account statement'.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Taiwan, the term 水費 (shuǐfèi) is used to refer to the water bill.
How do you pronounce it?
shuǐfèi zhàngdān
Did you know?
- The character 账 (zhàng) in 账单 originally referred to a bamboo slip used for keeping accounts in ancient China.
- In some Chinese contexts, the word 费 (fèi) can also mean 'waste' or 'to exhaust', creating a subtle linguistic irony when discussing a cost associated with a resource.
- In many Chinese households, instead of waiting for a paper 水费账单, residents receive an automated SMS or WeChat notification to pay through mobile apps.
Examples in context
- 你的水费多少？How much is your water bill?
- 请问我应该如何缴纳水费？Excuse me, how should I pay my water bill?
- 我收到了这个月的水费账单。Wǒ shōudào le zhège yuè de shuǐfèi zhàngdān.I received this month's water bill.
- 请检查一下这张水费账单。Qǐng jiǎnchá yīxià zhè zhāng shuǐfèi zhàngdān.Please check this water bill.
- 水费账单寄到哪里了？Shuǐfèi zhàngdān jì dào nǎlǐ le?Where was the water bill sent?
Example conversation
A couple is checking their mail at home.
- 佳怡 Jiayi伟，你看到水费账单了吗？Wěi, nǐ kàndào shuǐfèi zhàngdān le ma?Wei, did you see the water bill?
- 伟 Wei没看到，是在信箱里吗？Méi kàndào, shì zài xìnxiāng lǐ ma?I haven't seen it, is it in the mailbox?
- 佳怡 Jiayi就在这封信里。Jiù zài zhè fēng xìn lǐ.It is right here in this letter.
- 伟 Wei好的，我马上交钱。Hǎo de, wǒ mǎshàng jiāo qián.Okay, I will pay it right away.
