开销

kāixiāo

to pay (expenses); expenses; (old) to dismiss (an employee)

verbnoun HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 開銷

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这个月开销很大。

The expenses this month are huge.

出门旅行开销不小。

Traveling costs no small amount.