Chinese Conversation · Level 67
89 words
Chinese word
报销
Pronunciation
Pinyinbào xiāo
Meaning
- verbclaim expenses
Example
她每个月都要报销一些办公用品。tā měi gè yuè dōu yào bào xiāo yì xiē bàn gōng yòng pǐn
She has to claim reimbursement for some office supplies every month.
More examples
出差回来后，他忘了及时报销差旅费。chū chāi huí lái hòu tā wàng le jí shí bào xiāo chāi lǚ fèi
After returning from his business trip, he forgot to claim his travel expenses promptly.
Core concept
A personally paid cost moves into an organization's records for reimbursement or final accounting.
Common phrases
报销费用bào xiāo fèi yòng
claim expenses
报销差旅费bào xiāo chāi lǚ fèi
claim travel expenses
报销交通费bào xiāo jiāo tōng fèi
claim transportation expenses
Similar words
报账bào zhàng: Report spent money to an organization so the details can be recorded in its accounts.
退款tuì kuǎn: Give back money that a customer has already paid.
补偿bǔ cháng: Provide money or goods to make up for harm, loss, or a shortfall.
索赔suǒ péi: Ask for money to cover damage or loss through a formal claim.
Definition in Chinese
向单位或组织申请把自己垫付的费用补偿或在账目中结算回来的行为。xiàng dān wèi huò zǔ zhī shēn qǐng bǎ zì jǐ diàn fù de fèi yòng bǔ cháng huò zài zhàng mù zhōng jié suàn huí lái de xíng wéi
Word origin
报 (bào, "report") + 销 (xiāo, "write off") combines reporting a cost with clearing it in the books.
Usage tips
- In everyday workplace speech, this verb covers submitting receipts and having the cost processed, so it is broader than simply receiving a refund.
Other meanings
- settle expensesverb
Opposites
- 自费zì fèipay at one's own expenseverb
- 自付zì fùpay oneselfverb
Related words
- 报销单bào xiāo dānexpense claim formnoun
- 报销申请bào xiāo shēn qǐngexpense reimbursement applicationnoun
- 报销凭证bào xiāo píng zhèngexpense reimbursement vouchernoun