负债

負債

fùzhài

verb #19,679

Meanings

1 to be in debt
2 to owe money
3 liability

Characters

to bear; to owe

Examples

公司负债累累。

Gōngsī fùzhàiléiléi.

The company is deep in debt.

他负债数百万。

Tā fùzhài shùbǎiwàn.

He owes millions in debt.

Tips

usage

负债 can be a verb (to owe debt) or a noun (liabilities, in accounting). 负债累累 is a very common expression meaning 'deep in debt'.

Stroke Order

负 fù

债 zhài