清算

qīngsuàn

verb #18,686

Meanings

1 to settle accounts
2 to liquidate
3 to expose and criticize

Characters

clear; to settle

to calculate; to count

Examples

公司宣布清算所有资产。

Gōngsī xuānbù qīngsuàn suǒyǒu zīchǎn.

The company announced the liquidation of all assets.

年底我们需要清算一下账目。

Niándǐ wǒmen xūyào qīngsuàn yīxià zhàngmù.

We need to settle the accounts at year-end.

Tips

usage

清算 has both a financial meaning (liquidation/settling accounts) and a political meaning (to publicly expose and condemn someone's wrongdoing).

Stroke Order

清 qīng

算 suàn