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旧账
舊賬
jiùzhàng
1. lit. old account
2. old debt
3. fig. old scores to settle
4. old quarrels
5. old grudge
Uncommon • Top 43%

Character Breakdown

旧
jiù
old, ancient; former, past
HSK 3 5 丶
账
zhàng
accounts, bills; credit, debt
HSK 5 8 丶

Compound Words (1)

翻旧账
fānjiùzhàng
to turn over old accounts

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
36,418 of 84,292