国债

國債

guózhài

noun #56,425

Meanings

1 government bonds
2 national debt
3 sovereign debt

Characters

Examples

中国十年期国债收益率下降。

Zhōngguó shí nián qī guózhài shōuyìlǜ xiàjiàng.

The yield on China's 10-year government bonds has fallen.

很多老百姓把储蓄用来购买国债。

Hěn duō lǎobǎixìng bǎ chǔxù yòng lái gòumǎi guózhài.

Many ordinary people use their savings to buy government bonds.

Tips

mistakes

债 is pronounced zhài, NOT zhài's common misread zài or zhè. Cognate with 借 (jiè, to borrow) — both involve 亻 (person) + something owed. 国债 = 'the state's debt / bond'.

Stroke Order

国 guó

债 zhài