债 务 zhài wù debt / liability / amount due / indebtedness 窟 窿 kū long hole / pocket / cavity / loophole / debt 饥 荒 jī huāng crop failure / famine / debt / difficulty 欠 账 qiàn zhàng to owe a debt / debt / obligation 债 款 zhài kuǎn debt 债 debt / CL:筆|笔[bi3] 账 account / bill / debt / CL:本[ben3],筆|笔[bi3] 欠 项 qiàn xiàng liabilities / debt 国 债 guó zhài national debt / government debt 负 债 fù zhài to be in debt / to incur debts / liability (finance) 深 陷 shēn xiàn to be deeply in (trouble, debt etc) / deep set (eyes) 缠 身 chán shēn (of an illness, debt etc) to plague one / to bog one down / to preoccupy one 欠 款 qiàn kuǎn to owe a debt / balance due / debts 还 清 huán qīng to pay back in full / to redeem a debt 清 偿 qīng cháng to repay a debt in full / to redeem / to clear 还 债 huán zhài to settle a debt 坏 账 huài zhàng bad debt 报 恩 bào ēn to pay a debt of gratitude / to repay a kindness 恩 仇 ēn chóu debt of gratitude coupled with duty to avenge 欠 债 qiàn zhài to owe a debt / the sum owed 偿 债 cháng zhài to repay a debt 外 债 wài zhài foreign debt 可 转 债 kě zhuǎn zhài convertible debt / convertible bond 抵 债 dǐ zhài to repay a debt in kind or by labor 白 条 bái tiáo IOU / informal document acknowledging a debt 血 债 xuè zhài debt of blood (after killing sb) 代 偿 dài cháng (medical) compensation / to repay a debt or obligation in place of sb else 亏 空 kuī kōng in debt / in the red / in deficit 老 赖 lǎo lài (coll.) debt dodger 债 台 高 筑 zhài tái gāo zhù lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom) / heavily in debt 旧 账 jiù zhàng lit. old account / old debt / fig. old scores to settle / old quarrels / old grudge 呆 帐 dāi zhàng bad debt 赖 账 lài zhàng to renege on a debt 呆 账 dāi zhàng bad debt 催 讨 cuī tǎo to demand repayment of debt 三 角 债 sān jiǎo zhài triangular debt 人 情 债 rén qíng zhài debt of gratitude 偿 清 cháng qīng to repay / to pay off a debt 认 账 rèn zhàng to own up to a fault / to admit the truth / to acknowledge a debt 虱 多 不 痒 shī duō bù yǎng many fleas, but unconcerned (idiom) / no point in worrying about one debt when one has so many others / Troubles never come singly. / It never rains but it pours. 负 债 累 累 fù zhài lěi lěi deep in debt 要 账 yào zhàng to demand repayment / to collect debt 老 账 lǎo zhàng lit. old account / old debt / fig. old scores to settle / old quarrels / old grudge 抵 账 dǐ zhàng to repay a debt in kind or by labor 背 债 bēi zhài to be in debt / to be saddled with debts 负 债 纍 纍 fù zhài lěi lěi heavily in debt 越 陷 越 深 yuè xiàn yuè shēn to fall deeper and deeper (in debt, in love etc) 以 债 养 债 yǐ zhài yǎng zhài debt nurtures more debt (idiom) 以 身 抵 债 yǐ shēn dǐ zhài forced labor to repay a debt 倒 账 dǎo zhàng unrecoverable debt / bad debt / to evade debt 借 单 jiè dān receipt for a loan / written confirmation of a debt / IOU 借 单 儿 jiè dān r receipt for a loan / written confirmation of a debt / IOU 债 务 担 保 证 券 zhài wù dān bǎo zhèng quàn collateralized debt obligation (CDO), type of bond 债 务 证 券 zhài wù zhèng quàn debt security / bond security 债 务 证 书 zhài wù zhèng shū debt instrument 宿 债 sù zhài long-standing debt 尾 欠 wěi qiàn balance due / small balance still to pay / final remaining debt 打 兑 dǎ duì to arrange (colloquial) / to transfer creditor's rights (in a debt case) 拖 债 tuō zhài to default on a debt 烂 账 làn zhàng disorganized accounts / uncollectable debts / bad debt 租 债 zū zhài rent and debt 血 债 血 偿 xuè zhài xuè cháng a debt of blood must be paid in blood / blood calls for blood / also pr. [xue4 zhai4 xie3 chang2] 血 债 要 用 血 来 偿 xuè zhài yào yòng xuè lái cháng A debt of blood must be paid in blood. / Blood calls for blood. 血 债 要 用 血 来 还 xuè zhài yào yòng xuè lái huán A debt of blood must be paid in blood. / Blood calls for blood. 血 账 xuè zhàng debt of blood (after killing sb) 负 债 垒 垒 fù zhài lěi lěi heavily in debt 赤 字 累 累 chì zì lěi lěi debt-ridden / heavily laden with debt 风 流 债 fēng liú zhài lit. love debt / fig. moral obligation in consequence of a love affair / karmic consequences of a love affair 鳌 背 负 山 áo bèi fù shān debt as heavy as a mountain on a turtle's back 国 际 外 债 统 计 编 制 工 作 组 guó jì wài zhài tǒng jì biān zhì gōng zuò zǔ International Compilers' Working Group on External Debt Statistics 负 责 债 务 问 题 的 秘 书 长 个 人 代 表 Personal Representative of the Secretary-General on Debt 外 债 可 持 续 性 wài zhài kě chí xù xìng external debt sustainability 低 收 入 国 家 的 债 务 可 持 续 性 框 架 Debt Sustainability Framework in Low-Income Countries 可 持 续 的 债 务 sustainable debt 长 期 外 债 zhǎng qī wài zhài long-term external debt 加 强 优 惠 的 重 债 穷 国 倡 议 enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Debt Initiative / enhanced HIPC Initiative 多 边 减 债 动 议 duō bian jiǎn zhài dòng yì Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative 解 决 主 权 债 务 危 机 的 行 为 守 则 code of conduct for the resolution of sovereign debt crises 非 法 债 务 fēi fǎ zhài wù illegal debt 非 洲 债 务 与 发 展 论 坛 网 络 African Forum and Network on Debt and Development 世 界 债 务 管 理 机 构 协 会 World Association of Debt Management Offices 债 务 豁 免 debt forgiveness 债 务 废 止 zhài wù fèi zhǐ debt defeasance 债 务 管 理 zhài wù guǎn lǐ debt administration / debt management 债 换 权 益 zhài huàn quán yì debt for equity swap 重 定 偿 债 期 限 debt rescheduling 债 务 可 持 续 性 zhài wù kě chí xù xìng debt sustainability 债 换 发 展 联 盟 Debt for Development Coalition 债 换 卫 生 基 金 zhài huàn wèi shēng jī jīn debt for health fund 不 结 盟 和 发 展 中 国 家 外 债 问 题 专 家 协 商 Expert Consultative Meeting of Non-Aligned and Developing Countries on External Debt 分 期 偿 还 债 务 debt amortization 取 消 债 务 qǔ xiāo zhài wù debt cancellation 发 展 中 国 家 外 债 管 理 人 员 训 练 方 桉 Training Programme for the Managers of the Foreign Debt in the Least Developed Countries 负 债 的 一 代 generation debt 债 务 结 转 debt rollover 贸 易 、 债 务 和 财 政 工 作 组 Working Group on Trade, Debt and Finance 关 于 非 洲 外 债 危 机 的 宣 言 Declaration on Africa's external debt crisis 债 务 抵 押 债 券 zhài wù dǐ yā zhài quàn collateralized debt obligation 债 务 偿 还 debt repayment 债 务 与 发 展 问 题 圆 桌 会 议 Round Table on Debt and Development 
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