结清

結清

jiéqīng

verb

Meanings

1 to settle (an account)
2 to pay off in full
3 to square up

Characters

to tie up, settle

Examples

请在月底前结清账款。

Qǐng zài yuèdǐ qián jiéqīng zhàngkuǎn.

Please settle the account in full before the end of the month.

他已经结清了所有贷款。

Tā yǐjīng jiéqīng le suǒyǒu dàikuǎn.

He has already paid off all the loans.

Tips

memory

结 ('tie up / conclude') + 清 ('clear, clean') = 'tie it up cleanly' — i.e. close the account with nothing outstanding. Think of zeroing the balance.

Stroke Order

结 jié

清 qīng