Chinese word

开支

Pronunciation

Pinyinkāi zhī

Meaning

  • nounexpenses

Example

这个月底的开支超过了预算。zhè ge yuè dǐ de kāi zhī chāo guò le yù suàn

The expenses at the end of this month exceeded the budget.

Illustration for 开支 (expenses)

More examples

上季度的开支主要用于市场推广和人事成本。shàng jì dù de kāi zhī zhǔ yào yòng yú shì chǎng tuī guǎng hé rén shì chéng běn

Last quarter's expenses were mainly used for marketing and personnel costs.

Core concept

The stream of money leaving a budget to keep daily life or work running.

Common phrases

  • 公司开支gōng sī kāi zhī

    company expenses

  • 研发开支yán fā kāi zhī

    R&D expenses

  • 固定开支gù dìng kāi zhī

    fixed expenses

  • 年度开支nián dù kāi zhī

    annual expenses

Similar words

支出zhī chū: The total amount paid by a person or organization.
费用fèi yòng: The amount paid for a service, business activity, or other operation.
花费huā fèi: The amount of money spent on something.
开销kāi xiāo: The total of small, routine expenses in daily life.

Definition in Chinese

某一时期内为生活、工作等用途发生的费用总称，也可指单项支出。mǒu yì shí qī nèi wéi shēng huó gōng zuò děng yòng tú fā shēng de fèi yòng zǒng chēng yě kě zhǐ dān xiàng zhī chū

Word origin

开 (kāi, "to put out") and 支 (zhī, "to pay or disburse") combine to depict funds released for a purpose.

Usage tips

  • For everyday budgeting, this noun can describe spending as a whole or one budget line, so the surrounding context often supplies its scope.

Other meanings

  • costnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 开支报表kāi zhī bào biǎoexpense reportnoun
  • 固定开支gù dìng kāi zhīfixed expensesnoun

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