开销 kāixiāo to pay (expenses)
to pay (expenses); expenses; (old) to dismiss (an employee)
How to remember 开销: 开 open + 销 to fuse = to pay (expenses).
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How it is used
- Everyday out-of-pocket spending - 一个月的开销 (yí ge yuè de kāixiāo) a month's expenses; 开销太大 (kāixiāo tài dà) the costs are too high.
- More colloquial than 开支 and 支出; centers on personal/living costs.
- Works as noun or verb (to lay out money for expenses).
Example sentences
- 我的车子的开销比你的要多。 Wǒ de chēzi de kāixiāo bǐ nǐ de yào duō.My car cost more than yours did.