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title: "Kaizhi Meaning: 开支 (kāizhī) Means “expenses”"
description: "开支 (traditional 開支, kāizhī) means “expenses; expenditure; to spend; to pay”. Hear its tones, see what 开 and 支 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaizhi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 开支 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

开支 kāizhī

## expenses; expenditure; to spend; to pay

## It can also mean

- (dialect) to pay wages

## Its characters

1. 开 kāi to open
2. 支 zhī to pay out (as in 支出)

## In a sentence

我们要减少不必要的开支。 We need to cut unnecessary expenses.

[More about 开支](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BC%80%E6%94%AF)

## More words with 开 or 支

- [打开 dǎkāi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dakai)
- [分开 fēnkāi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenkai)
- [分支 fēnzhī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenzhi)
- [公开 gōngkāi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongkai)
- [开场 kāichǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaichang)
- [开车 kāichē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaiche)
- [开除 kāichú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaichu)
- [开创 kāichuàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaichuang)
- [开发 kāifā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaifa)
- [开放 kāifàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaifang)

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