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账

zhàng · zhang

Traditional 賬

HSK 6Measure words: 本 běn, 笔 bǐ

Meaning

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  1. account
  2. bill
  3. debt
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Keeping accounts

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)开始(kāishǐ)记账(jìzhàng)了(le)！

    I started keeping accounts!

  2. Dengdeng

    每天(měitiān)都(dōu)记(jì)吗(ma)？

    Every day?

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)。昨天(zuótiān)的(de)账(zhàng)：早饭(zǎofàn)八块(bākuài)，地铁(dìtiě)四块(sìkuài)。

    Yes. Yesterday: breakfast 8 yuan, subway 4 yuan.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)最(zuì)大(dà)的(de)一(yī)笔(bǐ)账(zhàng)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    So what is the biggest item?

  5. Liangliang

    是(shì)买(mǎi)书(shū)。我(wǒ)不(bù)敢(gǎn)看(kàn)总账(zǒngzhàng)。

    Books. I do not dare look at the total.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

将(jiāng)费(fèi)用(yòng)记(jì)在(zài)我(wǒ)的(de)账(zhàng)上(shàng)。

Charge this bill to me.

Tatoeba: Chinese by zhouj1955 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)拿(ná)出(chū)钱(qián)包(bāo)付(fù)了(le)账(zhàng)。

Tom took out his wallet and paid the bill.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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