Definition
开销 (kāi xiāo) refers to expenses, especially everyday or household spending, and can also be used as a verb meaning 'to pay (expenses)'. It is more colloquial than 支出 (zhī chū) and 开支 (kāi zhī), which are formal terms for expenditure in budgets or organizational contexts. As a verb, 开销 is less common than the noun sense.
verb
to pay expenses
noun
expenses
Examples
- 开销。Jiātíng kāi xiāo zhǔyào huā zài shíwù hé fángzū shang.Household expenses mainly go on food and rent.
- 开销。Gōngsī kāi xiāo le zhè cì huódòng de quánbù fèiyòng.The company paid all expenses for this event.
- 开销，。Rúguǒ nǐ jiǎnshǎo bú bú bìyào de kāi xiāo, jiù néng cúnxià gèng duō qián.If you reduce unnecessary expenses, you can save more money.
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