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开支

kāizhī

expenditure; expenses

A hand moves the tallest coin stack into a red purse
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Characters in this word

开 kāi

Strokes
4
Radical
廾 — two hands
Made of
一 one 廾 two hands
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

支 zhī

Strokes
4
Radical
支 — to support, to sustain
Made of
十 ten, tenth 又 and, also, again, in addition
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 政府削减行政开支,把更多资金投入基层医疗和教育。 Zhèngfǔ xuējiǎn xíngzhèng kāizhī, bǎ gèng duō zījīn tóurù jīcéng yīliáo hé jiàoyù. The government cut administrative expenditure and put more funding into grassroots healthcare and education.
  • 公司今年的开支比去年少了一成。 Gōngsī jīnnián de kāizhī bǐ qùnián shǎo le yì chéng. The company's expenditure this year is ten percent lower than last year.
  • 做预算时,要先把每月固定的开支列出来。 Zuò yùsuàn shí, yào xiān bǎ měi yuè gùdìng de kāizhī liè chūlái. When making a budget, first list your fixed monthly expenses.

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