透
支

(banking) to overdraw in Chinese: 透支 (tòu zhī)

tòu zhī

(banking) to overdraw

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(banking) to overdraw
  2. 2to take out an overdraft
  3. 3an overdraft
  4. 4to overspend (i.e. expenditure in excess of revenue)
  5. 5(old) to draw one's wage in advance
  6. 6(fig.) to exhaust (one's enthusiasm, energy etc)
  7. 7to damage a natural resource through overuse

Stroke order

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透
支

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄡˋ

tòu

ㄊ/ tㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

ㄓ

zhī

ㄓ/ zh—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 他这个月花钱太多，账户已经透支了。

    tā zhè ge yuè huā qián tài duō， zhàng hù yǐ jīng tòu zhī le。

    He spent too much this month, and his account is already overdrawn.

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Related words

支

zhī

to support

透

tòu

(bound form) to penetrate

支持

zhī chí

to be in favor of

透明

tòu míng

transparent

支票

zhī piào

check (bank)

支付

zhī fù

to pay (money)

支出

zhī chū

to spend

支配

zhī pèi

to control

透露

tòu lù

to leak out

支撑

zhī chēng

to prop up

支援

zhī yuán

to provide assistance

分支

fēn zhī

branch (of company, river etc)

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