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zhài
HSK 3.0 Level 6

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Definitions

  1. 1. debt

Example Sentences

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我不欠
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10190477)

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Words Containing 债

负债累累
fù zhài lěi lěi

deep in debt

风流债
fēng liú zhài

lit. love debt

抵债
dǐ zhài

to repay a debt in kind or by labor

血债累累
xuè zhài lěi lěi

debts of blood crying out for retribution

债台高筑
zhài tái gāo zhù

lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt

讨债
tǎo zhài

to demand repayment

冤有头,债有主
yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ

for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)

中短债
zhōng duǎn zhài

short- or medium-term loan

公司债
gōng sī zhài

corporate bonds (finance)

债务证券
zhài wù zhèng quàn

debt security; bond security

躲债
duǒ zhài

to dodge a creditor

可转债
kě zhuǎn zhài

convertible debt

债权
zhài quán

creditor's rights (law)

血债要用血来还
xuè zhài yào yòng xuè lái huán

A debt of blood must be paid in blood.

放债
fàng zhài

to lend money (for interest); to give credit

负债
fù zhài

to be in debt

拖债
tuō zhài

to default on a debt

了债
liǎo zhài

to repay one's debt

债户
zhài hù

debtor

举债
jǔ zhài

to raise a loan

卡债
kǎ zhài

credit card debt

国债
guó zhài

national debt

以身抵债
yǐ shēn dǐ zhài

forced labor to repay a debt

以债养债
yǐ zhài yǎng zhài

debt nurtures more debt (idiom)

公债券
gōng zhài quàn

public bond

逼债
bī zhài

to press for payment of debts

租债
zū zhài

rent and debt

债务担保证券
zhài wù dān bǎo zhèng quàn

collateralized debt obligation (CDO), type of bond

债权国
zhài quán guó

creditor country

血债要用血来偿
xuè zhài yào yòng xuè lái cháng

A debt of blood must be paid in blood.

虱子多了不痒,债多了不愁
shī zi duō le bù yǎng , zhài duō le bù chóu

lit. covered with lice, one doesn't feel the itching anymore; up to one's ears in debt, one ceases to worry about it (idiom)

债务证书
zhài wù zhèng shū

debt instrument

债券
zhài quàn

bond

债务人
zhài wù rén

debtor

偿债
cháng zhài

to repay a debt

借债人
jiè zhài rén

debtor

债务
zhài wù

debt

三角债
sān jiǎo zhài

triangular debt

烟花债
yān huā zhài

involved in a love affair

借债
jiè zhài

to borrow money

血债
xuè zhài

debt of blood (after killing sb)

流动负债
liú dòng fù zhài

current liability

背债
bēi zhài

to be in debt

债款
zhài kuǎn

debt

还债
huán zhài

to settle a debt

短债
duǎn zhài

short-term loan

外债
wài zhài

foreign debt

人情债
rén qíng zhài

debt of gratitude

逃债
táo zhài

to dodge a creditor

资产负债表
zī chǎn fù zhài biǎo

balance sheet

政府债券
zhèng fǔ zhài quàn

government bonds (investments)

公债
gōng zhài

government bond

血债血偿
xuè zhài xuè cháng

a debt of blood must be paid in blood; blood calls for blood

宿债
sù zhài

long-standing debt

债权人
zhài quán rén

creditor

连动债
lián dòng zhài

structured note (finance)

债主
zhài zhǔ

creditor

欠债
qiàn zhài

to owe a debt