旧账

舊賬

jiùzhàng

noun #24,508

Meanings

1 old debt
2 old grievances
3 past grudges
4 old scores

Characters

old; former; past

account; debt; ledger

Examples

HSK 4

别再翻旧账了，过去的事就让它过去吧。

Bié zài fān jiùzhàng le, guòqù de shì jiù ràng tā guòqù ba.

Stop dredging up old grievances - let the past be the past.

HSK 6

两家公司之间还有不少旧账没有清算。

Liǎng jiā gōngsī zhījiān hái yǒu bùshǎo jiùzhàng méiyǒu qīngsuàn.

There are still many old debts unsettled between the two companies.

Tips

usage

翻旧账 (to dig up old accounts) is a common fixed phrase meaning to bring up old grievances or past wrongs - often said as an accusation when someone won't let something go.

Stroke Order

旧 jiù

账 zhàng