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债 zhài

debt, loan, liability

Strokes
10
Level
HSK 6
Radical
亻
Traditional
債
Type
Ideograph
Made of 亻责 ⿰亻责

Memory hint: A person's 亻 duty 责; 责 also provides the pronunciation

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  1. 他欠了银行很多债。
    Tā qiàn le yínháng hěn duō zhài.
    He owes the bank a lot of debt.
    he owe (particle) bank very much debt
  2. 这家公司背负着沉重的债务。
    Zhè jiā gōngsī bēifù zhe chénzhòng de zhàiwù.
    This company is burdened with heavy debt.
    this (measure) company carry (particle) heavy (particle) debt
  3. 你还清债务了吗？
    Nǐ huánqīng zhàiwù le ma?
    Have you paid off your debt?
    you pay-off debt (particle) (question)
  4. 别再借债了，先把现在的债还清。
    Bié zài jièzhài le, xiān bǎ xiànzài de zhài huánqīng.
    Don't borrow more, first pay off your current debt.
    don't again borrow-debt (particle), first (particle) current (particle) debt pay-off
  5. 因为经营不善，公司欠下了大量债务。
    Yīnwèi jīngyíng búshàn, gōngsī qiànxià le dàliàng zhàiwù.
    Due to poor management, the company incurred large debts.
    because operate poorly, company owe-down (particle) large-amount debt

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