HSK V7-9
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Definition

to pay (expenses)/expenses/(old) to dismiss (an employee)

Example

As a Verb

pay expenses

1
měiyuè
每月
guāng
huǒshífèi
伙食费
jiù
de
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400
400
yuán
  

I spend 400 yuan on food alone every month.

2
dài
de
qián
一路
gòu
kāixiāo
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ma
  
?

Have you brought enough money to cover the expenses of the trip?

As a Noun

expense; expenditure; spending

3
Shēnghuó
生活
kāixiāo
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living expenses/cost

4
Xuējiǎn
削减
yào
不必要
de
kāixiāo
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trim off unnecessary spending

As a Verb

fire; give sb the sack

5
Lǎobǎn
老板
kāixiāo
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le
  

He was fired by the boss.

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