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透支 tòu zhī — (banking) to overdraw

tòu (fourth tone, falling) zhī (first tone, high and level)tou4 zhi1

(banking) to overdraw

Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardverb
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Meanings

  1. (banking) to overdraw

    (banking) to overdraw; to take out an overdraft; an overdraft; to overspend (i.e. expenditure in excess of revenue); (old) to draw one's wage in advance; (fig.) to exhaust (one's enthusiasm, energy etc); to damage a natural resource through overuse

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