背债 (揹債)
bēi zhài
Pinyin

Definition

背债 (揹債)
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bēi zhài
  1. to be in debt
  2. to be saddled with debts

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

zhài
  1. 1 debt
  2. 2 classifier: 笔 bǐ
bēi
  1. 1 variant: 背 bēi
zhài quàn
  1. 1 bond
  2. 2 debenture
zhài wù
  1. 1 debt
  2. 2 liability
  3. 3 amount due
  4. 4 indebtedness
zhài quán rén
  1. 1 creditor

Idioms (3)

以债养债
yǐ zhài yǎng zhài
  1. 1 debt nurtures more debt (idiom)
债台高筑
zhài tái gāo zhù
  1. 1 lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
冤有头,债有主
yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)
  2. 2 when settling disputes one should not involve third parties