Definition
报销 has two main uses: to submit expenses for reimbursement, and informally 'to wipe out' or 'write off.' For writing off accounts or items, 报销 is more colloquial than the formal 注销 (cancel/withdraw). For eliminating, it's slangier than 消灭 (annihilate) or 灭绝 (exterminate).
verb
to apply for reimbursement (of expenses)to write offto eliminate
Easily confused
- 推销tuī xiāolook-aliketo market, to sell, to promote
Examples
- 报销。Wǒ xià gè yuè zhǔnbèi bào xiāo zhè cì chūchāi de fèiyòng.I plan to submit the expenses from this business trip for reimbursement next month.
- ，报销。Zhè tái jiù diànnǎo 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。Dírén bèi wǒmen de bùduì yìjǔ bào xiāo le.The enemy was wiped out by our troops in one fell swoop.
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