算账 (suàn zhàng) — to do accounts, balance the books; (figurative) to settle a score, get revenge
Definition
算账 covers two senses: literally 'do the accounts / balance the books', and figuratively 'settle a score, get revenge'. 结账 means to pay the bill; 结算 means to settle or close a financial account — neither is used for the 'get revenge' sense.
verb
to do accountsbalance the books(figurative) to settle a scoreget revenge
Examples
- 算账。Gōng sī měi nián nián dǐ dōu xū yào suàn zhàng.The company needs to close accounts at the end of each year.
- 。Zhè jiàn shì wǒ gēn tā suàn guò zhàng le.I've settled the score with him over this matter.
- 。Tā suàn le yì tiān de zhàng.She spent a whole day working on accounts.
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