讨债 (tǎo zhài) — to demand repayment of a debt; to dun
Definition
讨债 (tǎo zhài) means to dun someone — actively press a debtor to pay back money owed. Used for direct, often insistent personal collection, more forceful than simply asking 要 (to ask for).
verb
to demand repayment of a debtto dun
Examples
- ，讨债。Tā qiàn wǒ qián, wǒ míng tiān qù tǎo zhài.He owes me money; I'll go demand repayment tomorrow.
- ，。Wǒ yǐ jīng xiàng tā tǎo guò sān cì zhài le, tā hái méi hái.I've already dunned him three times, and he still hasn't paid back.
- 讨债？？Nǐ dǎ suàn zěn me tǎo zhài? zhí jiē qù hái shì xiān dǎ diàn huà?How do you plan to demand repayment? Go directly or call first?
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