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

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Character Breakdown

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债=亻person+责duty, blame

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

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HSK Vocabulary: 债

HSK words that contain this character.

债券

zhài quàn

bond; debenture

HSK 6

债务

zhài wù

Debt

HSK 3.0 L7-9

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 债 is used in context

tā他

nǔ努

lì力

gōng工

zuò作

lái来

huán还

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He works hard to repay his debts.

tā他

qiàn欠

le了

yì一

bǐ笔

zhài债

，

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

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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