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账单

zhàngdān

bill, check

A waiter hands a guest a long paper bill
Memory picture

Characters in this word

账 zhàng

Strokes
8
Radical
贝 — sea shell
Made of
贝 sea shell 长 long, lasting
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 账

单 dān

Strokes
8
Radical
丷 — horns

Example phrases

  • 收到账单后,请在月底前完成付款。 Shōudào zhàngdān hòu, qǐng zài yuèdǐ qián wánchéng fùkuǎn. After receiving the bill, please complete the payment before the end of the month.
  • 服务员,请把账单拿过来。 Fúwùyuán, qǐng bǎ zhàngdān ná guòlái. Waiter, please bring the bill over.
  • 这个月的电费账单比上个月高了很多。 Zhège yuè de diànfèi zhàngdān bǐ shàng ge yuè gāo le hěn duō. This month's electricity bill is much higher than last month's.

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