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逼債

简逼债 · 繁逼債

Mandarin · pinyin bī zhài

to press for payment of debts
to dun

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逼: bī · compel, pressure, force; bother
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债: zhài · debt, loan, liabilities

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1–4 · bi1 zhai4

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bik1 zaai3

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verb

(intransitive, verb-object) to force to repay a debt; to press for payment of debts; to hound a debtor

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