花销

花銷

huāxiāo

noun #19,258

Meanings

1 expenses
2 spending
3 cost

Characters

to spend (money)

to use up; to consume

Examples

这个月的花销太大了。

Zhège yuè de huāxiāo tài dà le.

This month's expenses are too high.

出国旅行花销不小。

Chūguó lǚxíng huāxiāo bù xiǎo.

Traveling abroad is not cheap.

Tips

usage

花销 is informal/colloquial for expenses. More formal alternatives: 开支 (kāizhī), 费用 (fèiyòng), 开销 (kāixiāo). 花销 emphasizes money being 'spent away'.

Stroke Order

花 huā

销 xiāo