the specific amount of money or credit owed; indebtedness

bond; debenture; a certificate of debt issued by a government or corporation that promises to pay back the loan amount plus interest at a fixed time

national debt; government debt; includes both internal and external debt incurred by the government via loans or issuing bonds

to owe money to others; to incur debts

The legal right of a creditor to demand that a debtor performs a specific action or repays a debt.

A person or organization to whom money is owed and who has the right to demand repayment from a debtor.

to pay back money owed; to settle or clear a debt

external debt borrowed by a country; also refers to debt owed by an organization or individual to outside parties, in contrast to [[内债|內債|nei4 zhai4]]

a person who owes a debt to a [[债权人|債權人|zhai4 quan2 ren2]] according to law or a contract

a debt of blood; a crime of killing people that must be paid back; deep hatred resulting from a murder or massacre

To owe money or be in debt; also used to describe unfulfilled promises or obligations.

To repay a debt using goods of equal value or through labor instead of cash.

debt incurred by the government through the issuance of bonds to the public or foreign entities; public debt

to press for the repayment of a debt; to demand that someone pay back what they owe

A person or organization to whom money is owed.

debt incurred through gambling

To be unable to pay one's debts with all available assets; bankrupt

to raise a loan; to go into debt

to be deep in debt; to owe a vast amount of money

government bonds issued to fund public spending or manage national debt

to borrow money; to take out a loan

to be heavily in debt; to be debt-ridden; literally to build a high platform of debt, referencing a king from the Warring States period who hid on a high platform to avoid his creditors

A debt security issued by a corporation to raise money from the public; corporate bonds or debt.

to lend money to someone in order to collect interest; to give credit

A situation where three or more parties are caught in a cycle of debt, with each party owing money to one and being owed money by another.

money that is owed; a debt or loan

to press or force someone to pay back a debt

a debt of gratitude; a social obligation that one is expected to repay

To evade payment of a debt; to dodge a creditor.

To intentionally avoid or hide from people to whom one owes money in order to escape repayment; to dodge debt collectors.

A country that has lent money or capital to other countries and has the right to demand repayment; capital exports exceed capital imports.

National debt owed to a country's own citizens or organizations, including government bonds and treasury bills

A commission for writing, calligraphy, or painting that has been promised but not yet finished or delivered

sins or wrongdoings committed in the past for which one has yet to suffer the consequences; karmic debt; curses that boomerang

A country whose total financial obligations to other nations exceed the investments it has made in them; the opposite of a [[债权国|債權國|zhai4 quan2 guo2]]

to ask for or demand that a debt be paid; to collect on a debt

to pay back a debt; to return money owed

To be stained with the blood of many victims; used to describe someone who has committed many murders or atrocities and owes a debt of blood that cries out for retribution.

To deny that one owes a debt or to refuse to pay back money that is owed.

a debt of blood must be paid in blood

To owe money; typically used when the amount of debt is large or burdensome.

A public or government-issued bond; the physical or digital certificate held by a creditor of a public debt.

A family member, especially a child, whose expensive habits or debts are a burden to the family; also refers to a child who dies young after having cost much to raise.

lit. when one is up to one's ears in debt, one ceases to worry about it; fig. to become numb to responsibility or stop worrying when overwhelmed by too many problems or obligations

a person who owes a debt to others

a debt that has been owed for a long time; an overdue debt

To fail to pay back money owed; to delay payment of a debt.

The lifetime obligation of parents to raise their children and arrange their marriages; it is compared to a debt because it is unavoidable and demanding.

medium- or short-term loan; debt instruments with a maturity period that is not long-term