Chinese word dictionary

透支

tòuzhī · (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

Practice word

Word information

Simplified透支

Traditional透支

Pinyintòuzhī

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

透tòu

to pierce, to penetrate, to pass through; thorough

支zhī

to support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay; a branch (of a bank)

How to learn 透支

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Words with the same characters

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支Zhī

surname Zhi

支持zhīchí

to be in favor of; to support; to back; support; backing; to stand by; CL:個|个[ge4]

支付zhīfù

to pay (money)

支zhī

surname Zhi; to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money; classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions

透tòu

(bound form) to penetrate; to seep through; to tell secretly; to leak; thoroughly; through and through; to appear; to show

透过tòuguò

to pass through; to penetrate; by means of; via