Chinese Conversation · Level 68
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Chinese word
经费
Pronunciation
Pinyinjīng fèi
Meaning
- nounfunds
Example
公司为新员工培训提供了经费。gōng sī wèi xīn yuán gōng péi xùn tí gōng le jīng fèi
The company provided funds for training new employees.
More examples
学校为学生创新项目争取到了额外的经费。xué xiào wèi xué shēng chuàng xīn xiàng mù zhēng qǔ dào le é wài de jīng fèi
The school secured extra funding for students' innovation projects.
Core concept
A reserved pool of money that keeps a specific task, project, or organization running.
Common phrases
经费来源jīng fèi lái yuán
source of funding
争取经费zhēng qǔ jīng fèi
secure funding
经费报销jīng fèi bào xiāo
expense reimbursement
Similar words
费用fèi yòng: The amount paid for something bought or used, such as a product or service.
预算yù suàn: An advance spending plan showing how much money is available for different needs.
资金zī jīn: Financial resources made ready to support a business, project, or other activity.
支出zhī chū: The act of paying money or the total money paid over a set period.
Definition in Chinese
单位或项目为开展某项工作而预算、拨付并专门用于该工作的费用或资金。dān wèi huò xiàng mù wèi kāi zhǎn mǒu xiàng gōng zuò ér yù suàn bō fù bìng zhuān mén yòng yú gāi gōng zuò de fèi yòng huò zī jīn
Word origin
经 (jīng, "manage") + 费 (fèi, "expense") forms a term for expenses assigned to carrying out work.
Usage tips
- In workplace Chinese, this word usually names planned funding for a team or project, not casual personal spending, so it often appears in budgets and approval requests.
Other meanings
- operating expensesnoun
Related words
- 经费预算jīng fèi yù suànfunding budgetnoun
- 经费报销jīng fèi bào xiāoexpense reimbursementnoun