赊账

賒賬
shēzhàng
verb #29,939

Meanings

  1. 1 to buy or sell on credit
  2. 2 to put on the tab
  3. 3 to have an outstanding account

Examples

HSK 6
Tā zài nà jiā cāntīng shēzhàng tài duō, lǎobǎn bùzài ràng tā jìnmén.
He ran up too much credit at that restaurant, and the owner wouldn't let him in anymore.
HSK 7-9
Yǐqián cūnlǐ de xiǎodiàn yǔnxǔ shúkè shēzhàng, yuèdǐ zài jiéqīng.
In the past, the village shop allowed regular customers to run a tab, settling up at the end of the month.

Tips

culture
赊账 was common in traditional Chinese village economies, where trust-based credit between neighbors was normal. Today the concept survives in expressions about delayed payment or owing someone.

Stroke Order

shē
zhàng