抵债 (dǐ zhài) — to pay a debt in kind or by labor
Definition
抵债 means paying off a debt with goods or labor instead of money — different from 还债, which is the general word for repaying any debt (usually with cash). Often takes 抵了债 / 用X抵债.
verb
to pay a debt in kind or by labor
Examples
- 抵债。Tā yuàn yì yòng láo dòng dǐ zhài.He is willing to pay off the debt through labor.
- 。Tā yòng yí liàng jiù chē dǐ le zhài.He used an old car to pay off the debt.
- ，。Tā dǐ guò yí cì zhài, yòng de shì zì jǐ de shǒu yì.He once paid off a debt using his own craftsmanship.
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