算账

算賬

suànzhàng

verb HSK 7-9 #12,419

Meanings

1 to balance the books; to do the accounts
2 to settle a score; to get even

Characters

to calculate; to count

Examples

HSK 6

月底要算账，看看赚了多少。

Yuèdǐ yào suànzhàng, kànkan zhuàn le duōshao.

We need to balance the books at the end of the month to see how much we earned.

HSK 7-9

等着吧，我迟早要跟你算账！

Děng zhe ba, wǒ chízǎo yào gēn nǐ suànzhàng!

Just wait - I'll settle the score with you sooner or later!

Tips

usage

The figurative meaning of settling scores is very common. The idiom 秋后算账 means 'to settle accounts after autumn' - waiting for the right moment to get revenge.

Stroke Order

算 suàn

账 zhàng