账

• 拼音: zhàng
• 汉字拆解: 账 = 贝 (shell/money) + 长 (long, phonetic)

含义

Account; a record of financial transactions, debts, or bills.

Refers to financial records, bills to be paid, or debts owed. Used in various contexts from personal finances to business accounting. Common in expressions like 算账 (settle accounts), 买账 (acknowledge/accept), 赊账 (buy on credit).

例句

1. 服务员，麻烦买单，这顿饭我来付账。
2. 他随身携带一个小本子，把每天的开销都记账。
3. 这件事我们迟早要跟他算账。

用法指南

语境: finance, daily life, business

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这笔账还没结清呢。(This bill hasn't been settled yet.)
• 我需要查一下账目。(I need to check the accounts.)

错误说法

• 请给我一个账。(Awkward — say 请给我账单 for requesting a bill)

起源与历史

Originally written as 帐, combining 巾 (cloth) and 长 (long), referring to the cloth curtain used to record debts in ancient shops. The 贝 (shell/money) variant became standard for financial meanings.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal