Meaning of 讨账
讨账 means to demand payment of a debt; to dun; to collect a debt; (dialect) to demand payment for goods bought on credit. Pronounced tǎo zhàng.
- to demand payment of a debt; to dun; to collect a debt
- (dialect) to demand payment for goods bought on credit
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
zhuān专
mén门
tì替
rén人
tǎo讨
zhàng账
，
cóng从
zhōng中
chōu抽
qǔ取
yòng佣
jīn金
。
He specializes in collecting debts for others, taking a commission from it.
Nián年
dǐ底
le了
，
lǎo老
bǎn板
pài派
wǒ我
qù去
xiàng向
nà那
xiē些
kè客
hù户
tǎo讨
zhàng账
。
It's year-end, and the boss sent me to collect debts from those clients.
Zhè这
gè个
rén人
qiàn欠
qián钱
bù不
huán还
，
wǒ我
men们
zhǐ只
néng能
shàng上
mén门
tǎo讨
zhàng账
le了
。
This person owes money and won't pay it back, so we have no choice but to go to his door to collect.