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

HSK 5

公司宣布清算所有资产。

Gōngsī xuānbù qīngsuàn suǒyǒu zīchǎn.

The company announced the liquidation of all assets.

HSK 7-9

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