债户

債戶
zhàihù
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 debtor
  2. 2 (also) creditor; bondholder

Examples

Yínháng zhèngzài zhuītǎo tuōqiàn duōnián de zhàihù.
The bank is pursuing debtors who have been in arrears for years.
Pòchǎn qīngsuàn shí, zhàihù kěyǐ shēnqǐng péicháng.
During bankruptcy liquidation, creditors may file for compensation.

Tips

mistakes
Tricky: 债户 can mean BOTH the one who owes (debtor) and the one owed to (bondholder), depending on context. To disambiguate, modern Chinese prefers 债务人 (zhàiwùrén, debtor) and 债权人 (zhàiquánrén, creditor).

Stroke Order

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