offset each other; contradict
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to offset each other; to cancel out
Commonly used in accounting, finance, and mathematics to describe the balancing of amounts.
Shōu收
zhī支
xiāng相
dǐ抵
hòu后
，
gōng公
sī司
hái还
yǒu有
yíng盈
yú余
。
After income and expenses offset each other, the company still has a surplus.
Zhè这
liǎng两
bǐ笔
zhài债
wù务
kě可
yǐ以
xiāng相
hù互
xiāng相
dǐ抵
。
These two debts can cancel each other out.
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Zhèng正
fù负
xiāng相
dǐ抵
，
jié结
guǒ果
wéi为
líng零
。
Positive and negative cancel out, resulting in zero.
verb
to contradict each other; to conflict
literaryLiterary usage describing inconsistencies between statements, ideas, or texts.
Qián前
hòu后
shuō说
fǎ法
xiāng相
dǐ抵
，
nán难
yǐ以
zì自
yuán圆
qí其
shuō说
。
The earlier and later statements contradict each other, making it difficult to justify.
Liǎng两
chù处
jì记
zǎi载
xiāng相
dǐ抵
，
bù不
zhī知
shú孰
shì是
shú孰
fēi非
。
The two records conflict with each other; it is impossible to know which is right and which is wrong.