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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.infmlrepudiate a debt
欠账要还，赖账是不行的。
A debt must be paid, and there is no way to disown it.
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- 2
v.metago back on one's word; break a promise; eat one's own words
他竟有脸赖账吗？
Did he have the nerve to go back on his word?
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Word usage
- Note"赖账" cannot be written as "赖帐".
- Separable word"赖" and "账" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
他一直赖着账不还。
He has been repudiating a debt.
那个人在我们饭店赖过一次账。
The man repudiated a debt at our hotel once.
妈妈今天赖了账。
My mother went back on her word today.