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开销
開銷
kāixiāo
noun
HSK 7
#10,841
Meanings
1
expenses; expenditure; spending
Characters
开
kāi
to open; to spend
销
xiāo
to sell; to consume; to spend
Both characters can mean 'to spend' — together they form a noun meaning expenses or outlays.
Examples
拼音
EN
在
大
城市
生活
开销
很
大
。
Zài dà chéngshì shēnghuó kāixiāo hěn dà.
The cost of living in a big city is very high.
他
的
月
开销
超过
了
收入
。
Tā de yuè kāixiāo chāoguò le shōurù.
His monthly expenses exceed his income.
Tips
usage
开销
is slightly more colloquial than
开支
(kāizhī), which is used in formal/accounting contexts. In everyday speech, both work, but
开销
feels more natural when complaining about how expensive things are.
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开
kāi
销
xiāo
Related Words
开支
kāizhī
HSK 7
#9,127
expenses; expenditure; spending / to pay (costs)
开场
kāichǎng
HSK 7
#4,973
to begin (a show, game, etc.) / opening
开工
kāigōng
HSK 7
#5,608
to start work; to begin construction / to resume production
开口
kāikǒu
HSK 7
#2,307
to open one's mouth; to start to speak / to make a request; to ask (someone for something)
开除
kāichú
HSK 7
#2,295
to fire / to expel / to dismiss
开启
kāiqǐ
HSK 7
#5,754
to open; to turn on; to activate / to start; to initiate; to usher in
开枪
kāiqiāng
HSK 7
#728
to fire a gun; to shoot
开动
kāidòng
HSK 7
#7,119
to start (a machine) / to set in motion / to start eating (colloquial)
开张
kāizhāng
HSK 7
#7,270
to open (a business); to start trading / to make the first sale of the day
敞开
chǎngkāi
HSK 7
#4,618
to open wide / to throw open
开销
kāixiāo
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