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記賬

简记账 · 繁記賬

Mandarin · pinyin jì zhàng

to keep accounts; to do bookkeeping
to charge to an account

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記: jì · record; keep in mind, remember
賬: Look up this written character
记: jì · record; keep in mind, remember
账: zhàng · accounts; bill, debt; credit

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4–4 · ji4 zhang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gei3 zoeng3

Cantonese word readings for 記賬. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

(verb-object) to keep accounts; to record transactions; to do bookkeeping
(verb-object) to charge to an account

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