Chinese Conversation · Level 74
90 words
Chinese word
赊账
Pronunciation
Pinyinshē zhàng
Meaning
- verbbuy on credit
Example
我没带钱，能不能赊账？wǒ méi dài qián néng bù néng shē zhàng
I didn't bring any money. Can I buy on credit?
More examples
他常常向店家赊账，月底再结算。tā cháng cháng xiàng diàn jiā shē zhàng yuè dǐ zài jié suàn
He often buys from the shop on credit and settles at the end of the month.
Core concept
Goods or services are provided now, with the unpaid amount kept as a seller's account entry until the agreed payment time.
Common phrases
能赊账吗néng shē zhàng ma
can buy on credit
向店家赊账xiàng diàn jiā shē zhàng
buy from a shop on credit
Similar words
挂账guà zhàng: Have a charge recorded for later payment instead of paying at once.
欠账qiàn zhàng: Have an unpaid debt from goods or services already received.
Definition in Chinese
在未立即付款的情况下取得商品或接受服务，卖方将应付金额记入账目，买方在约定时间内结清欠款。zài wèi lì jí fù kuǎn de qíng kuàng xià qǔ dé shāng pǐn huò jiē shòu fú wù mài fāng jiāng yìng fù jīn é jì rù zhàng mù mǎi fāng zài yuē dìng shí jiān nèi jié qīng qiàn kuǎn
Word origin
赊账 (shēzhàng, "buy on credit") is formed from 赊 (shē, "defer payment") and 账 (zhàng, "account"), linking delayed payment with a recorded obligation.
Usage tips
- The word commonly appears when a customer asks whether immediate payment can be delayed, so agreement and the eventual payment date are important in the surrounding conversation.
Other meanings
- sale on creditnoun
Opposites
- 当场付款dāng chǎng fù kuǎnpay on the spotverb