外债

外債

wàizhài

noun #52,244

Measure Word

一笔外债 bǐ

Meanings

1 foreign debt
2 external debt

Characters

outside / foreign

Examples

这个国家的外债负担很重。

Zhège guójiā de wàizhài fùdān hěn zhòng.

This country's foreign debt burden is very heavy.

政府正在努力偿还外债。

Zhèngfǔ zhèngzài nǔlì chánghuán wàizhài.

The government is working hard to repay foreign debt.

Tips

usage

外 (foreign) + 债 (debt). Opposite is 内债 (nèizhài, domestic debt). Note 债 on its own takes the neutral-tone pronunciation zhai in some compounds (e.g. 借债 jièzhai), but 外债 keeps the full 4th tone.

Stroke Order

外 wài

债 zhài