huāzhàng

花账

Word · NounTraditional花賬

padded bill; falsified account

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

padded bill; falsified account; inflated expense report

informal

指在账目中弄虚作假,多报开销或收入,以谋取私利或掩盖真实情况。常用于商业、报销或个人记账的语境中,含贬义。

Tā他
chū出
chāi差
huí回
lái来
bào报
de的
dōu都
shì是
huā花
zhàng账
 。

The expense report he submitted after the business trip was all padded.

Zhè这
jiā家
cān餐
guǎn馆
gěi给
gù顾
kè客
kāi开
de的
huā花
zhàng账
tài太
lí离
pǔ谱
le了
 。

The falsified bill this restaurant gave the customer was outrageous.

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Chá查
zhàng账
shí时
fā发
xiàn现
le了
bù不
shǎo少
huā花
zhàng账
 。

Many inflated accounts were discovered during the audit.