偿债 (cháng zhài) — to repay a debt (formal)

Definition

Formal written verb meaning 'to repay a debt,' typically in business or government contexts — not for casual everyday borrowing.

verb
to repay a debt (formal)

Examples

  • 偿债
    Gōng sī zhèng zài nǔ lì cháng zhài.
    The company is working hard to repay its debts.
  • Tā yòng le sān nián shí jiān cái cháng qīng zhè bǐ zhài.
    It took him three years to fully repay this debt.
  • 偿债
    Zhèng fǔ chū tái le xīn zhèng cè bāng zhù nóng mín cháng zhài.
    The government introduced new policies to help farmers repay debts.

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