超支 (chāo zhī) — to overspend, to exceed one's budget
Definition
A verb-object compound meaning to go over budget or spend more than planned. Used for both personal spending (个人) and company/organizational budgets.
verb
to overspendto exceed one's budget
Examples
- 超支。Zhè ge yuè wǒ yòu chāo zhī le.I overspent again this month.
- ,。Gōng sī zhè ge jì dù chāo le zhī, xū yào kòng zhì chéng běn.The company overspent this quarter and needs to control costs.
- ,。Tā chāo guò yí cì zhī, yǐ hòu jiù tè bié xiǎo xīn le.He overspent once, and after that he became very careful.
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