开支
Old HSK 6
开支 (kāizhī) · expenses
开支 (kāizhī) means “expenses; spending; to pay”. It is written with 2 characters: 开 (to open) + 支 (measure word for pens, songs, teams). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 开支 is built
The characters
开 kāi · to open
What 开 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廾gǒng — two hands
Origin hint: Simplified form of 開; hands 廾 lifting the latch 一 of a door (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
支 zhī · measure word for pens, songs, teams
What 支 is made of
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: A hand 又 holding a branch 十 for support (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个月的开支太大了。Zhège yuè de kāizhī tài dà le.This month's spending is too high.
我们要减少不必要的开支。Wǒmen yào jiǎnshǎo búbìyào de kāizhī.We should cut unnecessary expenses.
Questions about 开支
What does 开支 mean?
开支 (kāizhī) means “expenses; spending; to pay”.
How do you pronounce 开支?
开支 is pronounced kāizhī.
Which HSK level is 开支?
开支 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 打开dǎkāito open
- 开车kāichēto drive
- 开会kāihuìto have a meeting
- 开玩笑kāiwánxiàoto joke
- 分开fēnkāito separate
- 开机kāijīto turn on (a phone, computer etc.)
- 开心kāixīnhappy
- 开学kāixuéschool starts
- 离开líkāito leave
- 走开zǒukāito go away
Learn 开支 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 105: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.