pay expenses; expenses; cost
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to pay (expenses); to cover costs
Used for the act of paying for various expenses, such as travel, daily living, or business costs. The object (what is paid for) is often implied by the context.
Zhè这
ge个
yuè月
gōng公
sī司
de的
rì日
cháng常
kāi开
xiāo销
hěn很
dà大
。
The company's daily expenses are very high this month.
Zhè这
cì次
lǚ旅
xíng行
de的
suǒ所
yǒu有
fèi费
yòng用
dōu都
yóu由
gōng公
sī司
kāi开
xiāo销
。
All the costs for this trip will be covered by the company.
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Nǐ你
děi得
shěng省
zhe着
diǎn点
huā花
qián钱
，
bié别
bǎ把
qián钱
dōu都
kāi开
xiāo销
zài在
méi没
yòng用
de的
dōng东
xī西
shang上
。
You need to spend money more carefully; don't spend it all on useless things.
noun
expenses; cost; expenditure
Refers to the money spent or required for something. Can be used with quantifiers like "大" (large) or "小" (small) to describe the amount.
Zài在
lǎo老
jiā家
shēng生
huó活
，
měi每
yuè月
de的
kāi开
xiāo销
bǐ比
dà大
chéng城
shì市
dī低
hěn很
duō多
。
Living in my hometown, the monthly expenses are much lower than in a big city.
Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
hǎo好
hǎo好
jì计
huà划
yī一
xià下
zhè这
cì次
huó活
dòng动
de的
kāi开
xiāo销
。
We need to carefully plan the expenses for this event.
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Wèi为
le了
kòng控
zhì制
jiā家
tíng庭
kāi开
xiāo销
，
tā她
kāi开
shǐ始
jì记
zhàng账
le了
。
To control household expenses, she started keeping accounts.