债台高筑 zhàitáigāozhù to be mired in debt Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 债 債 zhài noun debt money or property owed to others台 臺 tái noun platform platform; stage; terrace; high and flat building or structure高 gāo adjective high high; tall; above average in height, level, or degree筑 築 zhù verb to build to build or construct; to ram or pack earth tightly