还债 (huán zhài) — repay a debt
Definition
A verb-object phrase meaning 'to repay a debt' — 还 handles the repayment action, 债 is the object. Focus is on paying back money owed.
verb
repay a debt
Examples
- 还债。Tā nǔ lì gōng zuò wèi le huán zhài.He works hard to repay his debt.
- 。Tā qù nián hái le liǎng cì zhài.He repaid the debt twice last year.
- ，还债。Bié dān xīn, tā huì huán zhài de.Don't worry; he will repay the debt.
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