expenses; cost
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
expenses; cost; spending
informalOften refers to money spent on daily life or a specific activity. '花消' and '花销' are interchangeable, with '花销' being slightly more common in modern usage.
Zhè这
ge个
yuè月
jiā家
lǐ里
de的
huā花
xiao消
bù不
xiǎo小
。
The household expenses were quite high this month.
Chū出
guó国
lǚ旅
yóu游
shì是
yī一
bǐ笔
dà大
huā花
xiao消
。
Traveling abroad is a big expense.
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Tā他
jì记
zhàng账
shì是
wèi为
le了
kòng控
zhì制
zì自
jǐ己
de的
huā花
xiao消
。
He keeps accounts to control his spending.