Definition
记账 is a verb meaning 'to keep accounts' or 'to charge to an account'. It is a separable verb (离合词): the object 账 can split off from the verb 记 when adding a complement, measure word, or aspect marker — for example, 记了账 ('recorded the accounts'), 记过几次账 ('recorded accounts a few times'), 记一笔账 ('record an entry'). The two main uses are: (1) general bookkeeping or tracking finances, and (2) recording a purchase on credit to be paid later.
v
to keep accountsto do bookkeepingto charge to an account (as in recording a purchase on credit)
Examples
- 记账，。Tā měitiān dōu rènzhēn jì zhàng, cóng bù chūcuò.He carefully keeps accounts every day and never makes mistakes.
- 记账，。Zhè cì xiān jì zhàng, yuèdǐ zài fù qián.This time, charge it to the account first; we'll pay at the end of the month.
- ，。Wǒ yǐjīng jì le sān cì zhàng, měi cì dōu zhǔnquè wú wù.I've already recorded the accounts three times, and it's been accurate each time.
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