还债
huán zhài
Pinyin

Definition

还债
 - 
huán zhài
  1. to settle a debt

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

还
Huán
  1. 1 surname Huan
还是
hái shi
  1. 1 or
  2. 2 still
  3. 3 nevertheless
  4. 4 had better
债
zhài
  1. 1 debt
  2. 2 CL:筆|笔[bǐ]
还好
hái hǎo
  1. 1 not bad
  2. 2 tolerable
  3. 3 fortunately
还有
hái yǒu
  1. 1 furthermore
  2. 2 in addition
  3. 3 still
  4. 4 also
三角债
sān jiǎo zhài
  1. 1 triangular debt
交还
jiāo huán
  1. 1 to return sth
  2. 2 to hand back
人情债
rén qíng zhài
  1. 1 debt of gratitude
以牙还牙
yǐ yá huán yá
  1. 1 a tooth for a tooth (retaliation)
借债
jiè zhài
  1. 1 to borrow money
借尸还魂
jiè shī huán hún
  1. 1 lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
债主
zhài zhǔ
  1. 1 creditor
债券
zhài quàn
  1. 1 bond
  2. 2 debenture
债务
zhài wù
  1. 1 debt
  2. 2 liability
  3. 3 amount due
  4. 4 indebtedness
债务人
zhài wù rén
  1. 1 debtor
债权
zhài quán
  1. 1 creditor's rights (law)
债权人
zhài quán rén
  1. 1 creditor
债款
zhài kuǎn
  1. 1 debt
偿债
cháng zhài
  1. 1 to repay a debt
偿还
cháng huán
  1. 1 to repay
  2. 2 to reimburse

Idioms (17)

以债养债
yǐ zhài yǎng zhài
  1. 1 debt nurtures more debt (idiom)
以其人之道，还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
  1. 1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
  2. 2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
以眼还眼
yǐ yǎn huán yǎn
  1. 1 an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
  2. 2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
以眼还眼，以牙还牙
yǐ yǎn huán yǎn , yǐ yá huán yá
  1. 1 an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
  3. 3 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
借尸还魂
jiè shī huán hún
  1. 1 lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
债台高筑
zhài tái gāo zhù
  1. 1 lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
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
打狗还得看主人
dǎ gǒu hái děi kàn zhǔ rén
  1. 1 lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him
有借有还，再借不难
yǒu jiè yǒu huán , zài jiè bù nán
  1. 1 return what you borrowed on time, you may borrow again next time (idiom)
比登天还难
bǐ dēng tiān hái nán
  1. 1 lit. even harder than reaching the sky (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extremely difficult
  3. 3 far from an easy task
姜还是老的辣
jiāng hái shì lǎo de là
  1. 1 ginger gets spicier as it gets older (idiom)
  2. 2 the older, the wiser
衣锦还乡
yì jǐn huán xiāng
  1. 1 to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory
解铃还须系铃人
jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén
  1. 1 lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. whoever started the trouble should end it
买椟还珠
mǎi dú huán zhū
  1. 1 to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside
  2. 2 to show poor judgment (idiom)
返老还童
fǎn lǎo huán tóng
  1. 1 to recover one's youthful vigor
  2. 2 to feel rejuvenated (idiom)

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