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
债务
zhàiwù
debt; liability
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Example phrases
- 如果债务规模超过偿付能力，再漂亮的增长曲线也缺乏说服力。 Rúguǒ zhàiwù guīmó chāoguò chángfù nénglì, zài piàoliang de zēngzhǎng qūxiàn yě quēfá shuōfúlì. If the scale of debt exceeds repayment capacity, even an attractive growth curve lacks persuasive power.
- 他毕业后背上了沉重的债务，不得不节衣缩食。 Tā bìyè hòu bēi shang le chénzhòng de zhàiwù, bùdébù jiéyī suōshí. After graduation he was saddled with heavy debt and had to tighten his belt.
- 公司靠借新债还旧债，债务越滚越大。 Gōngsī kào jiè xīn zhài huán jiù zhài, zhàiwù yuè gǔn yuè dà. The company takes new loans to repay old ones, and its debt keeps snowballing.