还债 (huán zhài): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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还债
还债 (huán zhài): Repay a debt (verb-object phrase) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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还 • huán • to return • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
huán
还
to return
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
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 还债.
Words with
还
还是
hái shì
...or...? [in a question]
退还
tuì huán
to return; to refund; to give back
讨价还价
tǎo jià huán jià
bargain/barter with somebody for something
偿还
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cháng huán
repay; pay back
归还
guī huán
return; revert; send back
还原
huán yuán
return to the original condition or shape; restore
返还
fǎn huá
Return
交还
jiāo huán
return, hand back
Words with
债
债券
zhài quàn
bond; debenture
债务
zhài wù
Debt
债主
zhài zhǔ
creditor; lender
欠债
qiàn zhài
owe debt
血债
xuè zhài
blood debt; debt of blood
讨债
tǎo zhài
demand payment of a debt, collect a debt
负债
fù zhài
to be in debt, debt
赌债
dǔ zhài
gambling debt
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Example Sentences with 还债
Tā
他
bì
必
xū
须
huán
还
zhài
债
。
He must repay the debt.
Tā
她
nǔ
努
lì
力
gōng
工
zuò
作
shì
是
wèi
为
le
了
huán
还
Qiàn
欠
zhài
债
huán
还
zhài
债
，
tiān
天
jīng
经
dì
地
yì
义
zhài
债
。
She works hard in order to repay debts.
。
Paying debts is only right and proper.
