Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
账
zhàng
Description
“账”是关于钱的记录，比如你花了多少钱，或者别人欠你多少钱。
"账" is a record about money, such as how much you spent or how much others owe you.
在饭店吃完饭，我们要付账。
After eating at a restaurant, we need to pay the 账.
Meanings
账zhàng
bill; the money owed for something
服务员，我们要买账。
Waiter, we want to pay the bill.
账zhàng
account; record of money
妈妈每天都记账。
Mom keeps accounts every day.
账zhàng
debt; money one owes
他还有很多账没还。
He still has many debts to repay.
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Notes
- Etymology
账 has the 贝 (money/shell) radical, showing its link to money and finance.
- Nuance
账 (money records) is often confused with 帐 (tent/curtain); modern usage prefers 账 for finances.
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