开销
kāi xiāo
Pinyin

Definition

开销
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kāi xiāo
  1. to pay (expenses)
  2. expenses
  3. (old) to dismiss (an employee)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

打开
dǎ kāi
  1. 1 to open
  2. 2 to show (a ticket)
  3. 3 to turn on
  4. 4 to switch on
销量
xiāo liàng
  1. 1 sales volume
开
kāi
  1. 1 to open
  2. 2 to start
  3. 3 to turn on
  4. 4 to boil
  5. 5 to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
  6. 6 to operate (a vehicle)
  7. 7 carat (gold)
  8. 8 abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kāi ěr wén]
  9. 9 abbr. for 開本|开本[kāi běn], book format
开始
kāi shǐ
  1. 1 to begin
  2. 2 beginning
  3. 3 to start
  4. 4 initial
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
开心
kāi xīn
  1. 1 to feel happy
  2. 2 to rejoice
  3. 3 to have a great time
  4. 4 to make fun of sb
开门
kāi mén
  1. 1 to open a door (lit. and fig.)
  2. 2 to open for business
离开
lí kāi
  1. 1 to depart
  2. 2 to leave
丢开
diū kāi
  1. 1 to cast or put aside
  2. 2 to forget for a while
促销
cù xiāo
  1. 1 to promote sales
公开
gōng kāi
  1. 1 public
  2. 2 to publish
  3. 3 to make public
分开
fēn kāi
  1. 1 to separate
  2. 2 to part
召开
zhào kāi
  1. 1 to convene (a conference or meeting)
  2. 2 to convoke
  3. 3 to call together
报销
bào xiāo
  1. 1 to submit an expense account
  2. 2 to apply for reimbursement
  3. 3 to write off
  4. 4 to wipe out
展开
zhǎn kāi
  1. 1 to unfold
  2. 2 to carry out
  3. 3 to be in full swing
  4. 4 to launch
张开
zhāng kāi
  1. 1 to open up
  2. 2 to spread
  3. 3 to extend
想开
xiǎng kāi
  1. 1 to get over (a shock, bereavement etc)
  2. 2 to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things
  3. 3 to accept the situation and move on
拆开
chāi kāi
  1. 1 to dismantle
  2. 2 to disassemble
  3. 3 to open up (sth sealed)
  4. 4 to unpick
拉开
lā kāi
  1. 1 to pull open
  2. 2 to pull apart
  3. 3 to space out
  4. 4 to increase
抛开
pāo kāi
  1. 1 to throw out
  2. 2 to get rid of
推销
tuī xiāo
  1. 1 to market
  2. 2 to sell

Idioms (20)

一夫当关，万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
  1. 1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
一把钥匙开一把锁
yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ
  1. 1 One key opens one lock.
  2. 2 There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)
信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé
  1. 1 to speak without thinking (idiom)
  2. 2 to blurt sth out
别开生面
bié kāi shēng miàn
  1. 1 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
  2. 2 to break fresh ground
哪壶不开提哪壶
nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú
  1. 1 lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom); to touch a sore spot
  2. 2 to talk about sb's weak point
喜笑颜开
xǐ xiào yán kāi
  1. 1 grinning from ear to ear (idiom)
  2. 2 beaming with happiness
左右开弓
zuǒ yòu kāi gōng
  1. 1 lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to display ambidexterity
  3. 3 to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession
  4. 4 to use both feet equally (football)
广开言路
guǎng kāi yán lù
  1. 1 to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)
情窦初开
qíng dòu chū kāi
  1. 1 first awakening of love (usually of a girl) (idiom)
撇开不谈
piē kāi bù tán
  1. 1 to ignore an issue (idiom)
放开手脚
fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo
  1. 1 to have free rein (idiom)
旗开得胜
qí kāi dé shèng
  1. 1 lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success
  2. 2 success in a single move
树上开花
shù shàng kāi huā
  1. 1 to deck the tree with false blossoms
  2. 2 to make something of no value appear valuable (idiom)
死猪不怕开水烫
sǐ zhū bù pà kāi shuǐ tàng
  1. 1 lit. a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be unaffected (by sth)
  3. 3 undaunted
狗窦大开
gǒu dòu dà kāi
  1. 1 dog hole wide open (idiom); fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly)
皮开肉绽
pí kāi ròu zhàn
  1. 1 flesh lacerated from corporal punishment (idiom)
眉开眼笑
méi kāi yǎn xiào
  1. 1 brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy
  2. 2 all smiles
笑逐颜开
xiào zhú yán kāi
  1. 1 smile spread across the face (idiom); beaming with pleasure
  2. 2 all smiles
  3. 3 joy written across one's face
精诚所加，金石为开
jīng chéng suǒ jiā , jīn shí wèi kāi
  1. 1 lit. sincerity splits open metal and metal (idiom); if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks
  2. 2 With a will, you can achieve anything.
精诚所至，金石为开
jīng chéng suǒ zhì , jīn shí wèi kāi
  1. 1 lit. sincerity splits open metal and metal (idiom); if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks
  2. 2 With a will, you can achieve anything.

Sample Sentences

我们每年也都要来不来的。毕竟我们一些大客户都是之前在展场碰到的，但是来了又觉得开销大，再加上每年参展人数跟买气都在下降。
wǒmen měinián yě dōu yàolái bù lái de 。bìjìng wǒmen yīxiē dà kèhù dōu shì zhīqián zài zhǎnchǎng pèngdào de ，dànshì lái le yòu juéde kāixiāo dà ，zài jiāshang měinián cānzhǎn rénshù gēn mǎiqì dōu zài xiàjiàng 。
We're always on the fence every year as to whether or not to come. After all, some of our biggest clients we met at previous expos. But the costs of attending are high and fewer people attend the expo each year and those that do are less willing to buy.
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是啊，最近连一些老字号的品牌也爆出食安问题，真让人忧心，所以我更加不敢买加工食品了，至于开销嘛，吃出病来，还不是要花钱看医生。
shì a ，zuìjìn lián yīxiē lǎozìhào de pǐnpái yě bàochū shíānwèntí ，zhēn ràng rén youxin ，suǒyǐ wǒ gèngjiā bùgǎn mǎi jiāgōngshípǐn le ，zhìyú kāixiāo ma ，chī chū bìng lái ，háibùshì yào huā qián kàn yīshēng 。
Yes, recently even some older brands have gotten caught up in safety scandals, it's quite worrying, so I'm even more reluctant to buy processed foods, as to costs, you would have to spend it on seeing a doctor if you got sick from food anyway.
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我看这买材料恐怕是最费功夫的，同时也是一笔不小的开销啊。
wǒkàn zhè mǎi cáiliào kǒngpà shì zuì fèigōngfu de ，tóngshí yě shì yī bǐ bù xiǎo de kāixiāo ā 。
Buying ingredients seems to take up the most time and effort and it also seems to be quite an expense.
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红酒啊，开销太大了吧。
hóngjiǔ a ，kāixiāo tài dà le ba 。
Wine? That's a bit too expensive, no?
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那怎么办，儿子明年就要读大学了，要住校，开销一下子就上去了。
nà zěnme bàn ，érzi míngnián jiùyào dú dàxué le ，yào zhùxiào ，kāixiāo yīxiàzi jiù shàngqu le 。
Then what are we going to do? Our son is going to start university next year. He'll be living on campus and our expenses are about to go up.
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我是勉强够得上小康。一个月供车、供房，加上日常开销，基本上就月光了。
wǒ shì miǎnqiǎng gòudeshàng xiǎokāng 。yī ge yuè gōng chē 、gōng fáng ，jiāshàng rìcháng kāixiāo ，jīběn shang jiù yuèguāng le 。
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那开销也多呀。在城里过日子样样都要钱，而在农村很多东西都能自给自足。
nà kāixiāo yě duō yā 。zài chéng lǐ guò rìzi yàngyàng dōu yào qián ，ér zài nóngcūn hěn duō dōngxi dōu néng zìjǐzìzú 。
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赚得多有什么用？我现在可是房奴。每个月挣的钱，一半都用来还贷款了，剩下的维持日常开销都不够，哪还有钱去奢���？
zhuàn de duō yǒu shénme yòng ？wǒ xiànzài kěshì fángnú 。měigeyuè zhèng de qián ，yībàn dōu yònglái huán dàikuǎn le ，shèngxià de wéichí rìcháng kāixiāo dōu bùgòu ，nǎ hái yǒu qián qù shēchǐ ？
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即使这样，现在养宠物的开销也不小，给宠物办证 、看病、买饲料就要花上一大笔钱，现在还流行给宠物做保健、美容甚至“征婚”，更有些人为了赶时髦，特意花重金购买从国外引进的名贵品种，这不是增加家庭的经济负担吗？而且宠物每年消耗大量的食物和资金，城市里每年用于养狗的钱就可以养活我们国家大量的贫困人口，这也太不合情理了吧。
jíshǐ zhèyàng ，xiànzài yǎng chǒngwù de kāixiāo yě bù xiǎo ，gěi chǒngwù bànzhèng 、kànbìng 、mǎi sìliào jiù yào huāshàng yīdàbǐ qián ，xiànzài hái liúxíng gěi chǒngwù zuò bǎojiàn 、měiróng shènzhì “zhēnghūn ”，gèng yǒuxiērén wèile gǎn shímáo ，tèyì huā zhòngjīn gòumǎi cóng guówài yǐnjìn de míngguì pǐnzhǒng ，zhè bù shì zēngjiā jiātíng de jīngjìfùdān ma ？érqiě chǒngwù měinián xiāohào dàliàng de shíwù hé zījīn ，chéngshì lǐ měinián yòngyú yǎnggǒu de qián jiù kěyǐ yǎnghuó wǒmenguójiā dàliàng de pínkùn rénkǒu ，zhè yě tài bùhéqínglǐ le ba 。
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嗯，我也很期待能到马尔代夫一游，可是到国外旅游开销很大，我得好好计划下我的预算。
ng4 ，wǒ yě hěn qīdài néng dào Mǎěrdàifū yī yóu ，kěshì dào guówài lǚyóu kāixiāo hěn dà ，wǒ děi hǎohāo jìhuà xià wǒ de yùsuàn 。
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