"pay your own way" in Chinese (Simplified)
自己付费
Definition
自己承担某件事的费用，而不是让别人替你付钱。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
这个表达既可用于正式也可用于非正式场合，常见于旅行、聚会或留学时，强调完全自费，不含代付后报销。常说法：'每个人都要自己付费'。
Examples
Everybody needs to pay their own way on this trip.
这次旅行每个人都要**自己付费**。
If you want to join the team dinner, you have to pay your own way.
如果你想参加团队晚餐，你必须**自己付费**。
College students often have to pay their own way through school.
大学生通常需要**自己付费**读书。
When I moved out, I had to pay my own way for the first time.
我搬出去后，第一次需要**自己付费**。
It’s a potluck, so everyone has to pay their own way.
这是自助聚餐，所以每个人都要**自己付费**。
No one’s getting a free ride this time; you have to pay your own way.
这次没人能免费，大家都要**自己付费**。