算账

suàn zhàng

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. (accounting) to balance the books; to do the accounts
2. (fig.) to settle an account; to get one's revenge

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Word relationships

Related words

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核算

hé suàn

to calculate

accounting: to balance the books; to do the accounts

Synonyms

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报仇

bào chóu

to take revenge

figurative: to settle an account; to get one's revenge

Usage notes

Collocations

The figurative use often appears with personal pronouns like 跟/和+person+算账, meaning 'to get even with someone'.

Formality

The figurative sense 'to settle an account' is colloquial and often used in spoken Chinese when threatening revenge, not suitable for formal writing.

Example Sentences

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他拿出算盘开始算账。

He took out an abacus and began calculating accounts.

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Words Containing 算账

秋后算账

qiū hòu suàn zhàng

lit. to settle accounts after autumn (idiom)

Child Words of 算账

to regard as

account

算账