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算账

算账 (suàn zhàng): Settle accounts / hold accountable (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

算账 consists of 2 characters.

to calculate, compute, reckon

account; debt; bill

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Pinyinsuàn zhàng

Meaningsettle accounts / hold accountable

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word算账

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How to Use 算账 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 算账 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith清

suàn算

zhàng账

suàn算

de得

qīng清

neutral

settle accounts clearly

Adverb + Verbwith慢慢

màn慢

man慢

suàn算

zhàng账

Verb + Objectwith他

zhǎo找

tā他

suàn算

zhàng账

Idiomwith秋后

qiū秋

hòu后

suàn算

zhàng账

4.

Example Sentences with 算账

mā妈

mā妈

zài在

suàn算

zhàng账

。

Mom is doing the accounts.

neutral

Spoken

settle accounts slowly

neutral

settle accounts with him

formal

settle accounts after the autumn harvest

děng等

zhè这

jiàn件

shì事

jié结

shù束

，

wǒ我

fēi非

děi得

gēn跟

tā他

hǎo好

hǎo好

suàn算

zhàng账

bù不

kě可

。

Once this matter is over, I must hold him accountable properly.

cái财

wù务

bù部

mén门

zhèng正

zài在

wèi为

nián年

dù度

shěn审

jì计

zǐ仔

xì细

dì地

suàn算

zhàng账

。

The finance department is carefully settling accounts for the annual audit.

tā他

měi每

gè个

yuè月

dōu都

yào要

suàn算

zhàng账

，

kàn看

kàn看

huā花

le了

duō多

shǎo少

qián钱

。

He does the accounts every month to see how much money he spent.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

xiǎng想

děng等

lǎo老

bǎn板

qīn亲

zì自

lái来

gēn跟

nǐ你

suàn算

zhàng账

ma吗

？

Do you really want to wait for the boss to come and hold you accountable personally?

tā他

bìng并

fēi非

yào要

zhǎo找

nǐ你

suàn算

zhàng账

，

zhǐ只

shì是

xiǎng想

liǎo了

jiě解

qíng情

kuàng况

。

He doesn't intend to hold you accountable; he just wants to understand the situation.

lǎo老

bǎn板

shuō说

xià下

bān班

hòu后

yào要

gēn跟

wǒ我

suàn算

zhàng账

，

yīn因

wèi为

wǒ我

zuó昨

tiān天

chí迟

dào到

le了

。

The boss said he would settle accounts with me after work because I was late yesterday.

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就算jiù suànHSK 6
算了suàn leHSK 6
算数suàn shùHSK 6

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赊账shēzhàng