旧账

舊賬

jiùzhàng

noun #24,508

Meanings

1 old debt
2 old grievances
3 past grudges
4 old scores

Characters

old; former; past

account; debt; ledger

Examples

别再翻旧账了，过去的事就让它过去吧。

Bié zài fān jiùzhàng le, guòqù de shì jiù ràng tā guòqù ba.

Stop dredging up old grievances — let the past be the past.

两家公司之间还有不少旧账没有清算。

Liǎng jiā gōngsī zhī jiān hái yǒu bù shǎo jiùzhàng méiyǒu qīngsuàn.

There are still many old debts unsettled between the two companies.

Tips

usage

翻旧账 (to dig up old accounts) is a common fixed phrase meaning to bring up old grievances or past wrongs — often said as an accusation when someone won't let something go.

Stroke Order

旧 jiù

账 zhàng