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| bad debt n | (debt: unlikely to be repaid) | SCSimplified Chinese 坏账 huài zhàng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 呆账 huài zhàng，dāi zhàng |
| | If you cannot obtain payment from a customer, write it off as a bad debt. |
| burden [sb] with debt v expr | often passive (cause to owe money) | SCSimplified Chinese 使负债 shǐ fù zhài
TCTraditional Chinese 使負債 |
| crippling debt n | figurative (owing too much money) | SCSimplified Chinese 沉重债务 |
| debt consolidation n | (amalgamation of sums owed) | SCSimplified Chinese 债务重组 |
debt of honor (US),
debt of honour (UK) n | (moral obligation) | SCSimplified Chinese 仅在道义上有约束力的债务（尤指赌债） jǐn zài dào yì shàng yǒu yuē shù lì de zhài wù （ yóu zhǐ dǔ zhài ） |
| debt securities npl | (finance: bonds) | SCSimplified Chinese 债务证券，债券 zhài quàn |
| debt service | (economics) | SCSimplified Chinese 债务偿还 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 债务清偿 |
| be deep in debt v expr | (in extreme financial debt) | SCSimplified Chinese 负债累累 fù zhài léi léi
TCTraditional Chinese 負債累累 |
| | She was so deep in debt that the only solution appeared to be bankruptcy. |
| be forever in [sb]'s debt v expr | figurative (obligated to [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 永远感激某人 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 永远欠某人的人情 |
| | I'm in forever in his debt since he saved me from drowning. |
| gambling debt n | (gambling: money owed) | SCSimplified Chinese 赌债 dǔ zhài |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 赌博债 dǔ zhài，dǔ bó zhài |
| | Mickey's gambling debts ruined his marriage. |
| get bogged down in debt v expr | informal (owe money) | SCSimplified Chinese 债务缠身 zhài wù chán shēn
TCTraditional Chinese 債務纏身 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 债台高筑 zhài wù chán shēn，zhài tái gāo zhù |
| | Neil found himself getting bogged down in debt. |
| get into debt v expr | (incur monetary liabilities) | SCSimplified Chinese 负债 fù zhài |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 背上债务 fù zhài，bēi shàng zhài wù |
| | If you keep buying things you can't afford, you'll soon get into debt. |
| | If you spend more than you earn, you will inevitably get into debt. |
| | 如果一直购买你无法负担的东西，你很快就会负债的。 |
| | 如果你花的比挣的多，你必然会负债。 |
| government debt n | (money owed by government) | SCSimplified Chinese 政府债务 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 政府负债 |
| | Government debt is currently very high. |
| have debt vi | (be in debt, owe money) | SCSimplified Chinese 负债 fù zhài |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 欠钱 fù zhài，qiàn qián |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 欠账 fù zhài，qiàn zhàng |
| | They have a lot of debt. |
| be in debt v expr | (owing money) | SCSimplified Chinese 欠债 qiàn zhài |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 负债 qiàn zhài，fù zhài |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 债台高筑 qiàn zhài，zhài tái gāo zhù |
| | I always pay my bills on time because I hate to be in debt. |
| be in debt to [sb] v expr | (owing money to [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 欠...的钱 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 欠...的债
TCTraditional Chinese 欠…的債 |
| | Barbara is in debt to her parents to the tune of £20,000. |
| be in debt to [sb] for [sth] v expr | figurative (morally obligated) | SCSimplified Chinese 因某事而欠某人的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 欠...的... |
| | The author said she was in debt to her husband, without whose support her debut novel could not have been written. |
| be in debt to [sb] for doing [sth] v expr | figurative (morally obligated) | SCSimplified Chinese 因做某事而欠某人的 |
| | I will be forever in debt to you for saving my life. |
| junk debt n | (old outstanding debt) | SCSimplified Chinese 未偿旧债 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 垃圾债 |
| national debt n | (money owed by a country) | SCSimplified Chinese 国债 guó zhài |
| | The national debt grew after the government made some bad decisions. |
| net debt n | (amount owed minus assets) | SCSimplified Chinese 净负债，净债务，负债净额 |
| get out of debt v expr | (pay off everything you owe) | SCSimplified Chinese 偿清债务 |
| outstanding debt n | (money still owed) | SCSimplified Chinese 未还钱款 wèi huán qián kuǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 未還錢款 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 未偿债务 wèi huán qián kuǎn，wèi cháng zhài wù |
| | She was not able to buy a car due to her outstanding debt. |
| public debt n | (money owed by government) | SCSimplified Chinese 公债 gōng zhài
TCTraditional Chinese 公債 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 国债 gōng zhài，guó zhài |
| | Britain must adopt a credible plan to reduce public debt. |
| be saddled with debt v expr | figurative, informal (owe money) | SCSimplified Chinese 负债 fù zhài |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 背负债务 |