支出

• Pinyin: zhī chū
• Hanzi breakdown: 支 = branch/to pay; 出 = going out

Meaning

Expenditure; expenses; to spend. Money paid out for various purposes.

Used in financial and budgetary contexts. Common phrases: 财政支出 (fiscal expenditure), 日常支出 (daily expenses), 控制支出 (control spending). Can function as both verb and noun.

Examples

1. 公司今年的支出比去年增加了百分之二十。 The company's expenditure this year increased by twenty percent compared to last year.
2. 你需要学会控制不必要的支出。 You need to learn to control unnecessary expenses.
3. 政府计划增加教育方面的支出。 The government plans to increase spending on education.

Usage Guide

Context: finance, business, budgeting

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 每月支出是多少？(What are the monthly expenses?)
• 收入大于支出。(Income exceeds expenses.)

Don't Say

• 支出钱 (支出 already means spending money — don't add 钱)

Origin & History

Compound of 支 (to pay out, branch) and 出 (to go out). Money going out.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal