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

HSK 1

这个月的花销太大了。

Zhège yuè de huāxiāo tài dà le.

This month's expenses are too high.

HSK 2

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