repay debt; settle account
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to repay a debt; to settle an account; to pay back money owed
Commonly used for both personal debts and commercial payments. Can be used figuratively to mean 'paying back a favor' in some contexts.
Yuè月
dǐ底
zhī之
qián前
，
wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
huán还
zhàng账
。
We must settle our accounts before the end of the month.
Tā他
xiàng向
péng朋
you友
jiè借
qián钱
hòu后
，
hěn很
kuài快
jiù就
huán还
zhàng账
le了
。
After borrowing money from his friend, he paid it back very quickly.
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Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
xìn信
yù誉
hěn很
hǎo好
，
zǒng总
shì是
àn按
shí时
huán还
zhàng账
。
This company has a good reputation and always pays its debts on time.
Huán还
zhàng账
de的
shí时
hou候
dào到
le了
，
nǐ你
bié别
xiǎng想
lài赖
diào掉
。
The time to pay your debts has come; don't think you can get out of it.