Word: 债务 (zhàiwù) Traditional: 債務 债务 dictionary entry zhàiwù debt; liability; amount due; indebtedness Full dictionary entry for 债务 Example sentences using 债务 3 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 他深陷债务的泥潭，很难脱身。 Tā shēnxiàn zhàiwù de nítán, hěn nán tuōshēn. He is deep in a quagmire of debt and can hardly get out. 年轻人为什么要背负这么多债务？ Niánqīngrén wèishénme yào bēifù zhème duō zhàiwù? Why should young people shoulder so much debt? 沉重的债务让他睡不好觉。 Chénzhòng de zhàiwù ràng tā shuì bù hǎo jué. His heavy debt keeps him from sleeping well.