清算

qīngsuàn

verb #18,686

Meanings

Gōngsī xuānbù qīngsuàn suǒyǒu zīchǎn.

The company announced the liquidation of all assets.

Niándǐ wǒmen xūyào qīngsuàn yīxià zhàngmù.

We need to settle the accounts at year-end.

usage

清算 has both a financial meaning (liquidation/settling accounts) and a political meaning (to publicly expose and condemn someone's wrongdoing).

清 qīng

算 suàn