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负债 (fù zhài): To be in debt (verb/noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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负 • fù • to bear, to carry; to owe; negative • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

fù负

to bear, to carry; to owe; negative

债 • zhài • debt; what is owed to others • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhài债

debt; what is owed to others

Word Info

Pinyinfù zhài

Meaningto be in debt, debt

Characters2

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Syntaxverb/noun

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 负债.

Words with 负

负责fù zéresponsible for
负责人fù zé rénperson in charge
抱负bào fùaspiration; ambition; lofty aim
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qī fu

browbeat; take advantage of; pick on

正负zhèng fùplus and minus

胜负shèng fùvictory or defeat; success or failure

负担fù dānbear; shoulder; burden; load

负面fù miànnegative

Words with 债

债券zhài quànbond; debenture
债务zhài wùDebt
债主zhài zhǔcreditor; lender
欠债qiàn zhàiowe debt
血债xuè zhàiblood debt; debt of blood
讨债tǎo zhàidemand payment of a debt, collect a debt
赌债dǔ zhàigambling debt
还债huán zhàirepay a debt

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Example Sentences with 负债

tā他

yīn因

wèi为

mǎi买

fáng房

ér而

fù负

zhài债

。

He went into debt because of buying a house.

gōng公

sī司

fù负

zhài债

lěi累

lěi累

，

miàn面

lín临

pò

破

chǎn产

fēng风

xiǎn险

。

The company is heavily in debt and faces the risk of bankruptcy.