HSK 7–9 · noun

开支

kāizhī

expenditure; expenses; spending

我们要减少不必要的开支。

Wǒmen yào jiǎnshǎo búbì yào de kāizhī。

We need to cut unnecessary spending.

住房在家庭开支中的比重很大。

Zhùfáng zài jiātíng kāizhī zhōng de bǐzhòng hěn dà.

Housing takes a large proportion of a family's spending.

公司决定紧缩开支,少出差。

Gōngsī juédìng jǐnsuō kāizhī, shǎo chūchāi。

The company decided to cut spending and travel less.

公司决定缩减今年的开支。

Gōngsī juédìng suōjiǎn jīnnián de kāizhī。

The company decided to cut this year's spending.