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透支

透支 (tòu zhī): Overdraft (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

透支 consists of 2 characters.

to penetrate, to pass through

to support; to pay; to disburse

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Pinyintòu zhī

MeaningOverdraft

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word透支

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3.

How to Use 透支 in Sentences

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

Verb + Object

tòu透

zhī支

wèi未

lái来

neutralWritten

overdraw the future

tòu透

zhī支

xìn信

yòng用

kǎ卡

neutral

overdraw a credit card

tòu透

zhī支

tǐ体

lì力

neutral

overdraw physical strength

Adverb + Verbwith严重

yán严

zhòng重

tòu透

zhī支

Verb + Complementwith厉害

tòu透

zhī支

de得

lì厉

hai害

4.

Example Sentences with 透支

wǒ我

de的

yín银

háng行

kǎ卡

tòu透

zhī支

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 透支.

Words with 透

透明tòu míngHSK 5
渗透shèn tòuHSK 6
透过tòu guòHSK 6
透露tòu lùHSK 6
透彻tòu chèHSK 7-9
透气tòu qìHSK 7-9

Words with

neutral

seriously overdraw

informal

Spoken

overdraw severely

le了

。

My bank card is overdrawn.

yóu由

yú于

guò过

dù度

xiāo消

fèi费

，

tā他

de的

zhàng账

hù户

yǐ已

jīng经

lián连

xù续

sān三

gè个

yuè月

tòu透

zhī支

le了

。

Due to excessive spending, his account has been overdrawn for three consecutive months.

gōng公

sī司

cái财

wù务

bào报

gào告

xiǎn显

shì示

，

běn本

jì季

dù度

yùn运

yíng营

zī资

jīn金

yǐ已

chū出

xiàn现

qīng轻

wēi微

tòu透

zhī支

。

The company's financial report indicates a slight overdraft in operating funds this quarter.

tā他

jīng经

cháng常

tòu透

zhī支

xìn信

yòng用

kǎ卡

，

dǎo导

zhì致

qiàn欠

le了

hěn很

duō多

qián钱

。

He often overdraws his credit card, resulting in a lot of debt.

nǐ你

shì是

fǒu否

kǎo考

lǜ虑

guò过

，

cháng长

qī期

tòu透

zhī支

jiàn健

kāng康

huì会

dài带

lái来

zěn怎

yàng样

de的

hòu后

guǒ果

？

Have you considered the consequences of chronically overdrawing your health?

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

tòu透

zhī支

guò过

zì自

jǐ己

de的

xìn信

yòng用

é额

dù度

，

yì一

zhí直

bǎo保

chí持

liáng良

hǎo好

jì记

lù录

。

He has never overdrawn his credit limit and has always maintained a good record.

wèi为

le了

wán完

chéng成

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

，

tā他

tòu透

zhī支

le了

suǒ所

yǒu有

jīng精

lì力

，

xiàn现

zài在

xū需

yào要

hǎo好

hǎo好

xiū休

xī息

。

To complete this project, he exhausted all his energy and now needs a good rest.

jìn尽

guǎn管

tòu透

zhī支

le了

tǐ体

lì力

，

dàn但

tā她

píng凭

jiè借

yì毅

lì力

zuì最

zhōng终

wán完

chéng成

le了

mǎ马

lā拉

sōng松

bǐ比

sài赛

。

Although she overdrew her physical strength, she ultimately completed the marathon with perseverance.

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