How to Say “The budget is approved” in Chinese
Work and study · HSK 4
"The budget is approved" in Chinese is 预算批准了 (yù suàn pī zhǔn le). 预算 (yùsuàn) is 'budget' and 批准 (pīzhǔn) is 'to approve'; together they're standard finance-speak. The casual 批了 (pī le) drops the 准 entirely; Chinese office workers love this kind of verb-trimming in chat.
Primary translation
预算批准了
yù suàn pī zhǔn le
Traditional: 預算批准了
Variants by register
Formal
预算已经获得批准
yù suàn yǐ jīng huò dé pī zhǔn
Casual
预算批了
yù suàn pī le
When to use it
预算 (yùsuàn) is 'budget' and 批准 (pīzhǔn) is 'to approve'; together they're standard finance-speak. The casual 批了 (pī le) drops the 准 entirely; Chinese office workers love this kind of verb-trimming in chat. The 了 at the end marks completion, so 批了 means 'it got approved (just now).' In formal emails or reports, you'll see 获得批准 ('has obtained approval') instead; it sounds more official and is what leadership uses in announcements.
Example sentences
好消息，预算批准了！
Hǎo xiāo xi, yù suàn pī zhǔn le!
Good news, the budget is approved!
老板说预算批了，可以开工。
Lǎo bǎn shuō yù suàn pī le, kě yǐ kāi gōng.
The boss said the budget's approved, we can start.
今年的市场预算已经获得批准。
Jīn nián de shì chǎng yù suàn yǐ jīng huò dé pī zhǔn.
This year's marketing budget has been approved.