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    Expressing 'expenses' with 开销 (kāixiāo)

    Numbers & Quantity

    Structure

    Subject + 的 + 开销

    Explanation

    开销 (kāixiāo) means expenses or expenditures, referring to the money spent on daily needs or activities. It is commonly used when discussing household budgets, cost of living, or financial planning.

    Examples

    • 在大城市生活,每个月的开销真不小。

      Zài dà chéngshì shēnghuó, měi ge yuè de kāixiāo zhēn bù xiǎo.

      Living in a big city, the monthly expenses are really not small.

    • 你应该记录一下日常开销,这样才知道钱花在哪里了。

      Nǐ yīnggāi jìlù yīxià rìcháng kāixiāo, zhèyàng cái zhīdào qián huā zài nǎlǐ le.

      You should keep track of your daily expenses so you know where your money goes.

    • 旅行的开销比我预想的要多很多。

      Lǚxíng de kāixiāo bǐ wǒ yùxiǎng de yào duō hěn duō.

      The travel expenses were much more than I expected.

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