expend funds; cost
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to expend funds; to cost a sum of money
formalUsed in formal or semi-formal contexts to describe significant financial expenditure, often for large projects or purchases.
Zhè这
xiàng项
qiáo桥
liáng梁
gōng工
chéng程
hào耗
zī资
shàng上
yì亿
。
This bridge project cost over a billion.
Gōng公
sī司
hào耗
zī资
jù巨
kuǎn款
yán研
fā发
xīn新
chǎn产
pǐn品
。
The company expended huge sums to develop new products.
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Jiàn建
shè设
xīn新
de的
dì地
tiě铁
xiàn线
lù路
jiāng将
hào耗
zī资
shù数
bǎi百
yì亿
。
Building the new subway line will cost tens of billions.
Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
hào耗
zī资
jù巨
dà大
，
dàn但
piào票
fáng房
cǎn惨
dàn淡
。
This movie cost a huge amount, but its box office performance was dismal.