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开支

kāi zhī · kai zhi

Traditional 開支

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6Measure words: 笔 bǐ, 项 xiàng

Meaning

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  1. expenditures; expenses
  2. to spend money
  3. (coll.) to pay wages
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Too many expenses

  1. Liangliang

    这个月(zhègeyuè)我(wǒ)的(de)开支(kāizhī)太(tài)大(dà)了(le)。

    My expenses are too high this month.

  2. Dengdeng

    钱(qián)都(dōu)花(huā)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)了(le)？

    Where did all the money go?

  3. Liangliang

    最(zuì)大(dà)的(de)开支(kāizhī)是(shì)吃饭(chīfàn)，还有(háiyǒu)手机费(shǒujīfèi)。

    The biggest expense is food, and also the phone bill.

  4. Dengdeng

    手机费(shǒujīfèi)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)高(gāo)？

    Why is the phone bill so high?

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)游戏(yóuxì)里(lǐ)买(mǎi)了(le)好多(hǎoduō)东西(dōngxi)。

    I bought lots of things in a game.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)下个月(xiàgèyuè)，游戏(yóuxì)的(de)开支(kāizhī)少(shǎo)一点(yīdiǎn)吧(ba)。

    Then next month, spend a bit less on the game.

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2 examples
01

计(jì)划(huà)的(de)总(zǒng)开(kāi)支(zhī)为(wéi)一(yí)亿(yì)円(yuán)。

The total expense for the project amounts to one hundred million yen.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by orcrist · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)月(yuè)的(de)家(jiā)庭(tíng)开(kāi)支(zhī)比(bǐ)上(shàng)个(gè)月(yuè)少(shǎo)了(le)很(hěn)多(duō)。

This month's household expenses are much lower than last month's.

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