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开销
(kāi xiāo): Expenditure / Expense (Verb, Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Level 7-9
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开 • kāi • to switch on; open • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
kāi
开
to switch on; open
销 • xiāo • to melt, to cancel, to sell • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
xiāo
销
to melt, to cancel, to sell
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 开销.
Words with
开
开车
kāi chē
to drive a car
开始
kāi shǐ
to begin
开学
kāi xué
foundation of a University or College
打开
dǎ kāi
to open
分开
fēn kāi
to separate
开会
kāi huì
to hold a meeting
开机
kāi jī
to start an engine
开花
kāi huā
to bloom; to blossom; to flower
Words with
销
促销
cù xiāo
to promote sales
销售
xiāo shòu
sell; sales
销量
xiāo liàng
sales volume
报销
bào xiāo
submit an expense account; apply for reimbursement; claim a refund
推销
tuī xiāo
market; peddle; sales promotion
撤销
chè xiāo
cancel; rescind; revoke
畅销
chàng xiāo
sell well; be in great demand; have a ready market
销毁
xiāo huǐ
destroy by melting or burning
4.
How to Use 开销 in Sentences
Measure Word + Noun
with
笔
yì
一
bǐ
笔
kāi
开
xiāo
销
neutral
an expense
Subject + Predicate
with
很大
kāi
开
xiāo
销
hěn
很
dà
大
Verb + Object
with
减少
jiǎn
减
shǎo
少
kāi
开
xiāo
销
Adjective + Noun
with
日常
rì
日
cháng
常
kāi
开
xiāo
销
5.
Example Sentences with 开销
wǒ
我
měi
每
tiān
天
de
的
kāi
开
xiāo
销
neutral
expenses are high
neutral
reduce expenses
neutral
daily expenses
shì
是
shí
十
kuài
块
qián
钱
。
My daily expense is ten yuan.
gōng
公
sī
司
hǎi
海
wài
外
fēn
分
bù
部
de
的
rì
日
cháng
常
kāi
开
xiāo
销
xū
需
yào
要
zǒng
总
bù
部
dìng
定
qī
期
shěn
审
hé
核
pī
批
zhǔn
准
。
The daily expenses of the company's overseas branches require regular review and approval from headquarters.
kǎo
考
lǜ
虑
dào
到
xiàng
项
mù
目
hòu
后
xù
续
de
的
páng
庞
dà
大
kāi
开
xiāo
销
,
wǒ
我
men
们
bì
必
xū
须
chóng
重
xīn
新
píng
评
gū
估
róng
融
zī
资
fāng
方
àn
案
。
Given the substantial expenses in the later stages of the project, we must reassess the financing plan.
zhè
这
ge
个
yuè
月
de
的
kāi
开
xiāo
销
yǒu
有
diǎn
点
dà
大
,
xū
需
yào
要
jié
节
shěng
省
yī
一
xiē
些
。
This month's expenses are a bit high, so we need to save some money.
jìn
尽
guǎn
管
shōu
收
rù
入
zēng
增
jiā
加
le
了
,
dàn
但
tā
他
men
们
de
的
fēi
非
bì
必
yào
要
kāi
开
xiāo
销
què
却
sī
丝
háo
毫
méi
没
yǒu
有
jiǎn
减
shǎo
少
。
Despite the increase in income, their non-essential expenditures have not decreased in the slightest.