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开支
kāi zhī
Meaning
- expenditures; expenses
- to spend money
- (coll.) to pay wages
Definition
支出的费用；开销。
Expenditure; expenses.
Usage
通常用作名词，指支付的各种费用，也用作动词，指支付或花费。
Usually used as a noun to refer to various expenses paid, also used as a verb meaning to pay or spend.
Examples
- 1 公司需要控制不必要的开支。 (The company needs to control unnecessary expenses.)
- 2 这个月的家庭开支比上个月多了不少。 (This month's household expenses are much higher than last month's.)
- 3 他们正在计划如何削减开支。 (They are planning how to cut expenses.)
- 4 由于收入减少，他不得不减少日常开支。 (Due to reduced income, he had to reduce daily expenses.)
- 5 这项新政策预计会增加政府的开支。 (This new policy is expected to increase government spending.)
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