债 zhài
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 责 one's responsibility, duty
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
债
zhài
debt
Character
Example phrases
- 企业若长期靠借新债维持现金流，风险迟早会暴露出来。 Qǐyè ruò chángqī kào jiè xīn zhài wéichí xiànjīnliú, fēngxiǎn chízǎo huì bàolù chūlái. If a company relies for a long time on borrowing new debt to maintain cash flow, the risk will be exposed sooner or later.
- 他还清了所有的债，终于轻松地笑了。 Tā huán qīng le suǒyǒu de zhài, zhōngyú qīngsōng de xiào le. He paid off all his debts and finally smiled with relief.
- 欠债很多年，他一直不敢买新东西。 Qiàn zhài hěn duō nián, tā yīzhí bù gǎn mǎi xīn dōngxi. Owing debt for many years, he never dared to buy anything new.
Related words
- 债券 zhàiquàn bond; debt security
- 债务 zhàiwù debt; liability
- 拖欠 tuōqiàn to be in arrears; to default on payment
- 信贷 xìndài credit; lending
- 透支 tòuzhī overdraw; overextend; overdraft
- 支票 zhīpiào cheque
- 算账 suànzhàng to settle accounts; to get even
- 押 yā to pawn; to detain; to escort under guard
- 掏腰包 tāoyāobāo to pay out of one's own pocket
- 证券 zhèngquàn securities; negotiable financial instruments
- 无偿 wúcháng free of charge; without compensation
- 自费 zìfèi to pay one’s own expenses; self-funded