debt; what is owed to others

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
gōng
zuò
lái
huán
zhài

He works hard to repay his debts.

2
yào
cháng
huán
é
zhài

He needs to repay a huge debt.

3
guó
zhài
shì
guó
jiā
cái
zhèng
de
zhòng
yào
fen

National debt is an important part of state finance.

4
mǎi
le
xiē
zhài
quàn

I bought some bonds.

5
zhèng
xíng
zhài
quàn
lái
chóu
jīn

The government issues bonds to raise funds.

6
tóu
zhài
quàn
piào
fēng
xiǎn
xiǎo
dàn
shōu
jiào

Investing in bonds is less risky than stocks, but the returns are also lower.

7
qiàn
le
hěn
duō
zhài

He owes a lot of debt.

8
gōng
zhèng
zài
cháng
huán
zhài
gǎi
shàn
cái
zhuàng
kuàng

The company is working hard to repay its debt to improve its financial situation.

9
yóu
gāo
é
zhài
de
mài
diào
fáng
zi
lái
huǎn
jiě
jīng
kùn
jìng

Due to the pressure of high debt, he had to sell his house to alleviate his financial difficulties.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes10
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1989
Zhuyinㄓㄞˋ
Components
UnicodeU+503A
CangjieOQMC
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Cultural note

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