付出

fù chū · fu chu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time)

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2 examples
01

丑(chǒu)闻(wén)让(ràng)他(tā)付(fù)出(chū)了(le)失(shī)去(qù)声(shēng)誉(yù)的(de)代(dài)价(jià)。

That scandal cost him his reputation.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

为(wèi)了(le)学(xué)好(hǎo)一(yì)门(mén)语(yǔ)言(yán),你(nǐ)必(bì)须(xū)付(fù)出(chū)很(hěn)多(duō)时(shí)间(jiān)和(hé)精(jīng)力(lì)。

To learn a language well, you must invest a lot of time and energy.

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