HSK 7–9 · noun

债

zhài

debt; money owed

他欠了很多债,每天都很着急。

Tā qiànle hěn duō zhài, měi tiān dōu hěn zháojí。

He owes a lot of debt and is anxious every day.

银行今年卖了很多债券。

Yínháng jīnnián màile hěn duō zhàiquàn。

The bank sold many bonds this year.

公司正在想办法减少债务。

Gōngsī zhèngzài xiǎng bànfǎ jiǎnshǎo zhàiwù。

The company is trying to reduce its debt.