settle accounts; pay the bill
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to settle accounts; to pay the bill; to check out
Commonly used when paying for meals at restaurants, checking out of hotels, or closing a financial account. The object is usually omitted when the context is clear.
Fàn饭
hòu后
jié结
zhàng账
，
lián连
jiǔ酒
dài带
fàn饭
sān三
bǎi百
duō多
yuán元
。
After the meal, they settled the bill, and the total for food and wine came to more than three hundred yuan.
Qǐng请
qù去
qián前
tái台
jié结
zhàng账
。
Please go to the front desk to pay the bill.
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Wǒ我
men们
chī吃
wán完
fàn饭
hòu后
shuí谁
lái来
jié结
zhàng账
？
Who is going to pay the bill after we finish eating?
Tā他
zài在
cān餐
tīng厅
jié结
wán完
zhàng账
jiù就
lí离
kāi开
le了
。
He paid the bill at the restaurant and left immediately.