late payment; overdue fee; flood detention
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to pay after the deadline; to be delinquent in payment
formalCommonly used in financial, legal, and administrative contexts regarding taxes, social security, or utility payments.
Tā他
yǐ已
jīng经
zhì滞
nà纳
sān三
gè个
yuè月
de的
fáng房
zū租
le了
。
He has been delinquent on his rent for three months.
Zhì滞
nà纳
jīn金
tōng通
cháng常
àn按
rì日
jì计
suàn算
。
Late fees are usually calculated on a daily basis.
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Qǐ企
yè业
bù不
dé得
gù故
yì意
zhì滞
nà纳
shè社
huì会
bǎo保
xiǎn险
fèi费
。
Enterprises are not allowed to deliberately delay paying social insurance premiums.
verb
to detain or store floodwater using reservoirs, lakes, or low-lying depressions
technicalTechnical term used in hydraulic engineering, water resource management, and flood control systems.
Zhè这
gè个
zhì滞
hóng洪
qū区
kě可
yǐ以
zhì滞
nà纳
dà大
liàng量
hóng洪
shuǐ水
。
This flood detention area can store large volumes of floodwater.
Lì利
yòng用
tiān天
rán然
wā洼
dì地
zhì滞
nà纳
hóng洪
shuǐ水
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
jīng经
jì济
de的
fáng防
hóng洪
cuò措
shī施
。
Using natural depressions to store floodwater is an economical flood control measure.
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Shuǐ水
kù库
zhì滞
nà纳
hóng洪
shuǐ水
hòu后
，
xià下
yóu游
de的
yā压
lì力
dà大
dà大
jiǎn减
qīng轻
。
After the reservoir detained the floodwater, the pressure downstream was greatly reduced.