old debt; past issues
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
old debt; unsettled accounts
neutral指很久以前的财务债务，常常是尚未结清的。
Tā他
qiàn欠
de的
nà那
bǐ笔
lǎo老
zhàng账
hái还
méi没
huán还
ne呢
。
That old debt he owes hasn't been paid back yet.
Chén陈
nián年
jiù旧
zhàng账
jiù就
yī一
bǐ笔
gōu勾
xiāo销
le了
ba吧
。
Let's just write off those old debts from years ago.
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Lǎo老
zhàng账
wèi未
huán还
，
yòu又
qiàn欠
xīn新
zhàng账
，
tā他
de的
xìn信
yòng用
yào要
wán完
le了
。
The old debts haven't been settled, and he's run up new ones—his credit is about to be ruined.
noun
past issues; old grievances
neutral用于比喻人际关系中的历史纠葛或过去的矛盾，常与“翻”、“算”等动词搭配。
Guò过
qù去
de的
shì事
jiù就
ràng让
tā它
guò过
qù去
ba吧
，
bù不
yào要
zài再
fān翻
lǎo老
zhàng账
le了
。
Let bygones be bygones; don't dig up old grievances.
Měi每
cì次
chǎo吵
jià架
tā她
dōu都
yào要
bǎ把
nà那
xiē些
chén陈
nián年
lǎo老
zhàng账
fān翻
chū出
lái来
suàn算
yī一
biàn遍
。
Every time they argue, she has to dredge up and recount all those past grievances.
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Wǒ我
men们
hé和
jiě解
ba吧
，
nà那
xiē些
lǎo老
zhàng账
yī一
bǐ笔
gōu勾
xiāo销
。
Let's make peace and write off all those old issues.