8 sentences

1. 学习一门外语需要花费大量的时间。

   xué​xí yī mén wài​yǔ xū​yào huā​fèi dà​liàng de shí​jiān.

   Learning a foreign language takes a lot of time.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

2. 为了完成这项任务，我们花费了很多时间。

   wèi​le wán​chéng zhè xiàng rèn​wu, wǒ​men huā​fèi le hěn​duō shí​jiān.

   We spent a lot of time to complete this task.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

3. 为了买下这件古董珍宝，他不惜花费千金。

   wèi​le mǎi​xià zhè jiàn gǔ​dǒng zhēn​bǎo, tā bù​xī huā​fèi qiān​jīn.

   He didn't hesitate to spend a fortune to buy this antique treasure.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

4. 这项宏大的工程预计需要花费一兆元人民币。

   zhè xiàng hóng​dà de gōng​chéng yù​jì xū​yào huā​fèi yī zhào yuán rén​mín​bì.

   This massive project is expected to cost one trillion yuan.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5. 这本字典一共由三位资深的编辑花费数年共同完成。

   zhè běn zì​diǎn yī​gòng yóu sān wèi zī​shēn de biān​jí huā​fèi shù nián gòng​tóng wán​chéng.

   This dictionary was jointly completed by three senior editors over several years.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

6. 这部长篇小说是这位作家花费多年心血完成的力作。

   zhè bù cháng​piān xiǎo​shuō shì zhè wèi zuò​jiā huā​fèi duō nián xīn​xuè wán​chéng de lì​zuò.

   This novel is a masterpiece that the author spent many years of painstaking effort to complete.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

7. 我回头给你寄这次花费的账单！

   wǒ huí​tóu gěi nǐ jì zhèi cì huā​fèi de zhàng​dān!

   I'll be sending you a bill for my expenses!

   Source: OpenSubtitles

8. 这个月的花费超出了我们的预算。

   zhè gè yuè de huā​fèi chāo​chū le wǒ​men de yù​suàn.

   This month's expenses exceeded our budget.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary