讨账
tǎo zhàng
Pinyin

Definition

讨账
 - 
tǎo zhàng
  1. to demand payment
  2. to collect overdue payment

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

tǎo yàn
  1. 1 to dislike
  2. 2 to loathe
  3. 3 disagreeable
  4. 4 troublesome
  5. 5 annoying
tǎo lùn
  1. 1 to discuss
  2. 2 to talk over
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
qǐ tǎo
  1. 1 to beg
  2. 2 to go begging
tàn tǎo
  1. 1 to investigate
  2. 2 to probe
jiǎn tǎo
  1. 1 to examine or inspect
  2. 2 self-criticism
  3. 3 review
suàn zhàng
  1. 1 (accounting) to balance the books
  2. 2 to do the accounts
  3. 3 (fig.) to settle an account
  4. 4 to get one's revenge
jié zhàng
  1. 1 to pay the bill
  2. 2 to settle accounts
  3. 3 also written 結帳|结帐
tǎo
  1. 1 to invite
  2. 2 to provoke
  3. 3 to demand or ask for
  4. 4 to send armed forces to suppress
  5. 5 to denounce or condemn
  6. 6 to marry (a woman)
  7. 7 to discuss or study
tǎo rén
  1. 1 (old) girl trafficked into a brothel to work as prostitute
tǎo rén yàn
  1. 1 horrid
tǎo hǎo
  1. 1 to get the desired outcome
  2. 2 to win favor by fawning on sb
  3. 3 to curry favor with
  4. 4 a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor
tǎo lùn qū
  1. 1 forum (esp. online)
  2. 2 discussion area
  3. 3 feedback
zhàng dān
  1. 1 bill
zhàng hù
  1. 1 bank account
  2. 2 online account
zhàng hào
  1. 1 account
  2. 2 username
zhuǎn zhàng
  1. 1 to transfer (money to a bank account)
fù zhàng
  1. 1 to settle an account
cuī tǎo
  1. 1 to demand repayment of debt
fēn zhàng
  1. 1 to share profits (or debt)
dāi zhàng
  1. 1 bad debt

Idioms (8)

南征北讨
nán zhēng běi tǎo
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
吃力不讨好
chī lì bù tǎo hǎo
  1. 1 arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
东征西讨
dōng zhēng xī tǎo
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
东讨西征
dōng tǎo xī zhēng
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
秋后算账
qiū hòu suàn zhàng
  1. 1 lit. to settle accounts after autumn
  2. 2 settle scores at an opportune moment (idiom)
自讨苦吃
zì tǎo kǔ chī
  1. 1 to ask for trouble (idiom)
  2. 2 to make a rod for one's own back
讨好卖乖
tǎo hǎo mài guāi
  1. 1 to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)
费力不讨好
fèi lì bù tǎo hǎo
  1. 1 arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding

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