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透支

tòu zhī

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

透支 (tòu zhī) means "(banking) to overdraw; to take out an overdraft; an overdraft". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 透支 means

1. (banking) to overdraw
2. to take out an overdraft
3. an overdraft
4. to overspend (i.e. expenditure in excess of revenue)
5. oldto draw one's wage in advance
6. (fig.) to exhaust (one's enthusiasm, energy etc)
7. to damage a natural resource through overuse

The characters in 透支

• 透tòu(bound form) to penetrate; to seep through; to tell secretly; to leak; thoroughly…
• 支zhīto support; to sustain; to erect

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