Meaning
debt
Chinese: 欠下的钱或义务。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zhai” becomes a different word in each tone. 债 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 债券zhài quànbond; debenture
- 债务zhài wùdebt; liability; amount due; indebtedness
- 了债liǎo zhàito repay one's debt
- 国债guó zhàinational debt; government debt
- 要债yào zhàito demand payment of a debt; to collect a debt
Example Sentence
他努力工作，终于还清了所有的债。Tā nǔ lì gōng zuò, zhōng yú huán qīng le suǒ yǒu de zhài.He worked hard and finally paid off all his debts.
他Tāhe努力nǔ lìhard-working工作gōng zuòto work，终于zhōng yúat last还清huán qīngto pay back in full了le(completed action)所有suǒ yǒuall的deof债zhàidebt。