messy accounts; bad debts
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
messy accounts; chaotic bookkeeping; accounts so confused they cannot be straightened out
neutralRefers to financial records that have become hopelessly tangled over time, often due to poor management or long neglect.
Kuài会
jì计
bǎ把
zhè这
jǐ几
nián年
de的
dān单
jù据
hùn混
zài在
yī一
qǐ起
，
zuò做
chéng成
le了
yī一
bǐ笔
làn烂
zhàng账
。
The accountant mixed up several years of receipts, creating a messy set of books.
Zhè这
xiē些
chén陈
nián年
làn烂
zhàng账
yǐ已
jīng经
lǐ理
bù不
qīng清
le了
。
These old chaotic accounts can no longer be straightened out.
noun
bad debt; uncollectible account; loan long overdue
formalFinancial term for debts that have remained outstanding for an extended period and are unlikely to be recovered.
Yín银
háng行
zhèng正
zài在
qīng清
lǐ理
duō多
nián年
jī积
yā压
de的
làn烂
zhàng账
。
The bank is clearing out years of accumulated bad debts.
Zhè这
bǐ笔
huò货
kuǎn款
tuō拖
le了
wǔ五
nián年
，
yǐ已
jīng经
chéng成
le了
làn烂
zhàng账
。
This payment for goods has been delayed for five years and has become an uncollectible debt.
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Qǐ企
yè业
yīng应
gāi该
jiàn建
lì立
jī机
zhì制
，
fáng防
zhǐ止
làn烂
zhàng账
de的
chǎn产
shēng生
。
Companies should establish mechanisms to prevent the creation of bad debts.