支出 zhīchū to spend
to spend; to pay out; expenses; expenditure
How to remember 支出: 支 branch + 出 go out = to spend.
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How it is used
- Expenditure / to pay out - 日常支出 (rìcháng zhīchū) daily expenses, 减少支出 (jiǎnshǎo zhīchū) cut spending.
- Both noun and verb, the accounting opposite of 收入 (shōurù, income) - 收入很高 (shōurù hěn gāo) a high income.
- Formal-neutral financial term; contrast 花费 (huāfèi), the everyday 'spend/cost'.
Example sentences
- 老龄化的人口需要更多医疗保健支出。 Lǎolínghuà de rénkǒu xūyào gèng duō yīliáobǎojiàn zhīchū.An aging population will require more spending on health care.