开支 kāizhī expenditures
expenditures; expenses; to spend money; (colloquial) to pay wages
How to remember 开支: 开 open + 支 branch = expenditures.
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How it is used
- Expenditure/spending, as both noun and verb - 家庭开支 (jiātíng kāizhī) household expenses; 节省开支 (jiéshěng kāizhī) to cut spending.
- Neutral, slightly formal; pairs with budgets, government/company finance. Near-synonym 花费 (huāfèi) is more everyday; 支出 (zhīchū) is the accounting-ledger term.
- Measure words 笔 (bǐ) and 项 (xiàng): 一笔大开支 (yì bǐ dà kāizhī) a big expense.
Example sentences
- 我这个月要减少开支。 Wǒ zhège yuè yào jiǎnshǎo kāizhī.I have to reduce my expenses this month.
- 这个月的生活开支减少了。 Zhège yuè de shēnghuó kāizhī jiǎnshǎo le.Living expenses for this month have decreased.