borrow money; incur debt
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to borrow money; to incur debt
literaryA formal or literary term, often used in written contexts to describe the act of taking on debt, especially out of financial necessity.
Gōng公
sī司
jīng经
yíng营
bù不
shàn善
，
zhǐ只
dé得
jǔ举
zhài债
wéi维
chí持
。
The company was poorly managed and had to borrow money to stay afloat.
Wèi为
le了
hái孩
zi子
de的
xué学
fèi费
，
tā他
sì四
chù处
jǔ举
zhài债
。
To pay for his child's tuition, he borrowed money from everywhere.
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Jǔ举
zhài债
dù度
rì日
de的
shēng生
huó活
fēi非
cháng常
jiān艰
nán难
。
Living a life of borrowing money to get by is very difficult.