债款

債款

zhàikuǎn

noun #37,452

Measure Word

一笔债款 bǐ

Meanings

1 debt
2 loan owed
3 borrowed money

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

他终于还清了所有债款。

Tā zhōngyú huán qīng le suǒyǒu zhàikuǎn.

He finally paid off all his debts.

HSK 7-9

公司背负着巨额债款。

Gōngsī bēifù zhe jù'é zhàikuǎn.

The company is saddled with huge debts.

Tips

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More formal/written than the everyday 债 or 欠款. You'll see 债款 in legal documents, news reports about corporate debt, and historical contexts (e.g. unequal-treaty 庚子赔款 indemnities). In casual speech use 欠债 'to owe a debt' or 借的钱 'borrowed money.'

Stroke Order

债 zhài

款 kuǎn