债

• 拼音: zhài
• 汉字拆解: 债 = 亻 (person) + 责 (responsibility, phonetic)

含义

Debt; money or obligation owed to another person or entity.

Can refer to financial debts, loans, or bonds. Also used figuratively for emotional or moral obligations one feels toward others. Common in expressions about gratitude, guilt, or unfinished obligations.

例句

1. 他为了买房背了三十年的房贷债务。
2. 父母的养育之恩是我们一辈子都还不清的债。
3. 公司发行了一批企业债来筹集扩张资金。

用法指南

语境: finance, daily life, figurative

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 欠债还钱，天经地义。(Paying back debts is only natural.)
• 我欠你一份人情债。(I owe you a debt of gratitude.)

错误说法

• 我有很多健康债。(Unusual usage — for health issues, say 健康问题 or 亏欠身体)

起源与历史

Pictophonetic character combining 亻 (person radical) and 责 (responsibility, phonetic). Originally meant a person's responsibility or obligation to repay.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal