债权人 (zhài quán rén) — creditor
Definition
The party who is OWED money — paired with 债务人, the party who OWES. Used in formal/legal and financial contexts (loans, bankruptcy, contracts).
noun
creditor
Measure word · 位
Examples
- 债权人。Yín háng shì zhè jiā gōng sī de zuì dà zhài quán rén.The bank is this company's largest creditor.
- 债权人。zhài quán rén Yǒu quán yāo qiú zhài wù rén àn shí huán kuǎn.The creditor has the right to demand the debtor repay on time.
- ,债权人。Gōng sī pò chǎn hòu, zhài quán rén men zhǐ néng shōu huí yí bù fen zī jīn.After the company went bankrupt, the creditors could only recover part of the funds.
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