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结算 (jié suàn) — to settle a bill; to close an account

Definition

Business/finance term for settling accounts and finalizing transactions, not casual restaurant payment. More formal than 结账 (pay the bill); unlike 了结, it applies to numbers/balances rather than ending a matter.

verb
to settle a billto close an account

Examples

  • 结算。
    Qǐng yuè dǐ qián bǎ suǒ yǒu de fèi yòng dōu jié suàn qīng chǔ.
    Please settle all the end of the month settle all fees clearly.
  • 结算。
    Wǒ men gōng sī měi nián nián dǐ dōu yào jié suàn yí cì zhàng hù.
    Our company settles accounts once at the end of every year.
  • 结算。
    Zhè bǐ jiāo yì yǐ jīng jié suàn wán bì le.
    This transaction has already been completely settled.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

结jiétie
算suàncalculate

结 means tie or conclude, and 算 means count or settle; together they bring an account to an end.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 結; 结 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
吉
吉jí結jié
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 結 pairs 糸 with 吉; 吉 gives the sound, and 糸 relates to the meaning. The simplified 结 is a later shorthand.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The current form 算 has 竹 on top, 目 in the middle, and 廾 below; the 目 part may have originally drawn counting rods, often made of bamboo.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6Finance & Banking

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