债务 meaning in English

zhàiwù

debt; liability

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 債務15 strokes

Meaning of 债务

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zhàiwù
  1. debt
  2. liability
  3. amount due
  4. indebtedness

Stroke order for each character

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债 zhài · debt · 10 strokes

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  3. 3
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  9. 9
  10. 10

务 wù · affairs · 5 strokes

  1. 1
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  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Related words

Words that share a character with 债务.

服务fúwùto serve; service
任务rènwumission; assignment; task; duty; role
服务员fúwùyuánwaiter; waitress
公务员gōngwùyuáncivil servant; public servant
义务yìwùduty; obligation (CL:項|项[xiang4]); volunteer (work etc)
家务jiāwùhousehold duties; housework
商务shāngwùcommercial affairs; commercial
业务yèwùbusiness; professional work
职务zhíwùpost; position
事务所shìwùsuǒbusiness office; firm
事务shìwù(political, economic etc) affairs; work
服务器fúwùqìserver (computer)

Questions about 债务

What does 债务 mean?

债务 (zhàiwù) means "debt; liability" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 债务?

债务 is made of 2 characters: 债 (10 strokes), 务 (5 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 债务 an HSK word?

Yes. 债务 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 债务 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 债务 is written 債務.