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Character Decomposition
债=亻+责
Etymology
A person's 亻 duty 责; 责 also provides the pronunciation
Meanings
debt
CL: bǐ
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Words with 债 120 total
government bond公债gōng zhàito repay a debt偿债cháng zhàito dodge a creditor躲债duǒ zhàito borrow money借债jiè zhàito lend money (for interest); to give credit放债fàng zhàito press for payment of debts · to dun逼债bī zhàito dodge a creditor逃债táo zhàiforeign debt; external debt · debt owed to sb outside one's own household or organization外债wài zhàidebt of blood (after killing sb)血债xuè zhàito demand repayment讨债tǎo zhàilong-standing debt宿债sù zhàidebtor债户zhài hùcreditor's rights (law)债权zhài quánbond · debenture债券zhài quàndebt · liability · amount due · indebtedness债务zhài wùcreditor债主zhài zhǔto repay one's debt了债liǎo zhàidebt债款zhài kuǎncredit card debt卡债kǎ zhàinational debt · government debt国债guó zhàito repay a debt in kind or by labor抵债dǐ zhàito default on a debt拖债tuō zhàito be in debt · to be saddled with debts背债bēi zhài
Idioms with 债 10 total Chain
deep in debt负债累累fù zhài lěi lěidebts of blood crying out for retribution血债累累xuè zhài lěi lěifor every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom) · when settling disputes one should not involve third parties冤有头，债有主yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ(lit.) when up to one's ears in debt, one ceases to worry about it (idiom) · (fig.) to be past worrying (about sth)债多不愁zhài duō bù chóulit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt债台高筑zhài tái gāo zhù
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