债务人

債務人

zhàiwùrén

noun #51,357

Meanings

1 debtor
2 person who owes a debt

Characters

duty; obligation

Examples

债务人必须按期偿还借款。

Zhàiwùrén bìxū ànqī chánghuán jièkuǎn.

The debtor must repay the loan on schedule.

债权人有权起诉违约的债务人。

Zhàiquánrén yǒu quán qǐsù wéiyuē de zhàiwùrén.

The creditor has the right to sue a defaulting debtor.

Tips

usage

Legal term. Paired with 债权人 (zhàiquánrén, creditor) — both share 债 'debt' but differ in 务 'obligation / what you owe' vs 权 'right / what you're owed.' A clean symmetry worth memorizing together.

Stroke Order

债 zhài

务 wù

人 rén