报销 (bào xiāo) — to apply for reimbursement (of expenses); to write off; to eliminate
Definition
报销 has two distinct senses: the everyday 'to apply for reimbursement' (expenses, travel costs), and an accounting/financial 'to write off' (assets, debts). It is not a synonym of 消灭/灭绝 — those are about physical destruction or extinction.
verb
to apply for reimbursement (of expenses)to write offto eliminate
Easily confused
Examples
- 报销。Wǒ xià ge yuè zhǔn bèi bào xiāo zhè cì chū chāi de fèi yòng.I plan to submit the expenses from this business trip for reimbursement next month.
- ，报销。Zhè tái jiù diàn nǎo yòng le hǎo jǐ nián, zǎo jiù gāi bào xiāo le.This old computer has been used for several years and should be written off long ago.
- 报销。Dí rén bèi wǒ men de bù duì yì jǔ bào xiāo le.The enemy was wiped out by our troops in one fell swoop.
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