to be in debt; to owe money
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb phrase
to be in debt; to owe money
dialect方言用语，主要用于北方地区。字面意思是“背着饥荒”，指生活困难，引申为负债。
Tā他
zuò做
shēng生
yì意
péi赔
le了
，
xiàn现
zài在
bēi背
le了
yī一
shēn身
jī饥
huang荒
。
He lost money in business and is now saddled with a lot of debt.
Zhè这
fáng房
zi子
shì是
dài贷
kuǎn款
mǎi买
de的
，
děi得
bēi背
hǎo好
jǐ几
nián年
jī饥
huang荒
ne呢
。
This house was bought with a loan, so we'll be in debt for several years.
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Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
lǎo老
bǎi百
xìng姓
cháng常
bēi背
jī饥
huang荒
。
In the old society, ordinary people were often in debt.