债 (zhài): Debt — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Writing 7-9

HSK 3.0Vocab 7-9 Recognition 7-9 Writing 7-9

1.

Animated Stroke Order 债

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 债

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

债

亻person

责duty, blame

债=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 债

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5.

How to Use 债

Words for 'Debt'

Both words contain '债' meaning debt or financial obligation.

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Example Sentences

tā他

qiàn欠

le了

yì一

bǐ笔

zhài债

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亻person

+责duty, blame

A person (亻) responsible for a debt or obligation (责) — meaning debt or liability.

zhài债

quàn券

bond; debenture

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhài债

wù务

Debt

，

xū需

yào要

nǔ努

lì力

gōng工

zuò作

lái来

cháng偿

huán还

。

He owes a debt and needs to work hard to repay it.

tā他

qiàn欠

le了

hěn很

duō多

dǔ赌

zhài债

。

He owes a lot of gambling debts.

Tā他

qiàn欠

zhài债

zhǔ主

hěn很

duō多

qián钱

。

He owes the creditor a lot of money.

tā他

xū需

yào要

cháng偿

huán还

jù巨

é额

zhài债

wù务

。

He needs to repay a huge debt.

guó国

zhài债

shì是

guó国

jiā家

cái财

zhèng政

de的

zhòng重

yào要

bù部

fen分

。

National debt is an important part of state finance.

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