"expenses" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 费用
• 开支

Definition

为某事花的钱，尤指生活、工作或经营生意中经常性或必要的花费。这个词通常用复数形式。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个词在个人理财和商业中很常见，如 'living expenses', 'travel expenses', 'monthly expenses'。'Expenses' 通常指各种开销的总称，而 'an expense' 可以指某一项具体花费。在工作中，'claim expenses' 表示申请报销。

Examples

My expenses are higher this month.

我这个月的**费用**更高。

Food and rent are my biggest expenses.

食物和房租是我最大的**开支**。

The company pays travel expenses.

公司支付差旅**费用**。

We need to cut our expenses if we want to save more money.

如果我们想存更多钱，就得削减**开支**。

After I tracked my expenses, I realized I was spending too much on coffee.

记录了我的**开支**之后，我才发现自己在咖啡上花了太多钱。

Don’t worry, you can submit your expenses when you get back from the trip.

别担心，你出差回来后就可以提交你的**报销费用**。