borrow money; incur debt
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to borrow money on credit; to incur debt
Often implies a formal or informal borrowing arrangement where money is owed. Can refer to personal or business debt.
Wèi为
le了
kuò扩
dà大
shēng生
yì意
，
tā他
xiàng向
yín银
háng行
jiè借
zhàng账
le了
。
To expand his business, he borrowed money from the bank.
Tā他
jiā家
zuì最
jìn近
kùn困
nan难
，
bù不
dé得
bù不
xiàng向
qīn亲
qi戚
jiè借
zhàng账
dù度
rì日
。
His family has been having difficulties recently and had to borrow money from relatives to get by.
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Gōng公
sī司
kào靠
jiè借
zhàng账
wéi维
chí持
yùn运
yíng营
bù不
shì是
cháng长
jiǔ久
zhī之
jì计
。
Relying on debt to maintain operations is not a sustainable long-term strategy for the company.