mái dān
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  • 1

    v.dialfoot/pay/settle the bill; pay the check

    • fú wù yuán mái dān

      服务员埋单

      Waiter, bring me the bill.

    • mái dān

      埋单

      The bill, please!

    • dāng nǚ rén mái dān shí tā men huì tāo chū gè jì suàn qì

      埋单她们掏出计算器

      When the women get their bill, out come the pocket calculators.

  • 2

    v.metatake responsibilities

    • zhèng kè bǎ shì qing gǎo zá shí mái dān de shì lǎo bǎi xìng

      政客事情埋单老百姓

      When politicians mess things up, it is the people who pay the price.

    • zhì yú shéi huì wéi zhè yī qiè mái dān zé shì yǔ yān bù xiáng

      至于一切埋单语焉不详

      What is left unsaid is who would pay for all of this.

    • rú guǒ zhè jiàn shì gǎo zá le yóu nǐ zì jǐ lái mái dān

      如果你自己埋单

      If the whole thing is bungled, you will be responsible.

Chinese words with pinyin mai dan