开
销

To pay (expenses) in Chinese: 开销 (kāi xiāo)

kāi xiāo

to pay (expenses)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 開銷1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to pay (expenses)
  2. 2expenses
  3. 3(old) to dismiss (an employee)

Stroke order

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开
销

Zhuyin

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ㄎㄞ

kāi

ㄎ/ kㄞ/ ai—/ first tone

ㄒㄧㄠ

xiāo

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

开销

Simplified

開銷

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这个月家里的开销特别大。

    zhè ge yuè jiā lǐ de kāi xiāo tè bié dà。

    The household expenses are especially high this month.

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Related words

开

kāi

to open (transitive or intransitive)

销

xiāo

to melt (metal)

开始

kāi shǐ

to begin

离开

lí kāi

to depart

公开

gōng kāi

open

开发

kāi fā

to exploit (a resource)

开放

kāi fàng

to bloom

开心

kāi xīn

to feel happy

销售

xiāo shòu

to sell

展开

zhǎn kāi

to unfold

召开

zhào kāi

to convene (a conference or meeting)

打开

dǎ kāi

to open

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