支出
Old HSK 6
支出 (zhīchū) · expenditure
支出 (zhīchū) means “expenditure; to spend”. It is written with 2 characters: 支 (measure word for pens, songs, teams) + 出 (to go out). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 支出 is built
The characters
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)
出 chū · to go out
What 出 is made of
- 屮chè — sprout
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 凵qiǎn — container
Origin hint: A sprout 屮 growing out of a container 凵 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个月的支出比上个月多。Zhège yuè de zhīchū bǐ shàng gè yuè duō.This month's spending is higher than last month's.
我们要减少不必要的支出。Wǒmen yào jiǎnshǎo bù bìyào de zhīchū.We should cut unnecessary spending.
Questions about 支出
What does 支出 mean?
支出 (zhīchū) means “expenditure; to spend”.
How do you pronounce 支出?
支出 is pronounced zhīchū.
Which HSK level is 支出?
支出 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 支持zhīchíto support
- 支付zhīfùto pay
- 支票zhīpiàocheque
- 开支kāizhīexpenses
- 支撑zhīchēngto support
- 支流zhīliútributary
- 支配zhīpèito control
- 支援zhīyuánto support
- 支柱zhīzhùpillar
- 支zhīmeasure word for pens, songs, teams
Learn 支出 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 234: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.