人要长交，账要短结人要長交，賬要短結人要長交，賬要短結

friends should be kept long, accounts should be settled short

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Keep friendships for the long term but settle debts quickly, to avoid disputes. Practical advice about money between friends.

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Simplified: 人要长交，账要短结
Traditional (Taiwan): 人要長交，賬要短結
Pinyin: rén yào cháng jiāo, zhàng yào duǎn jié
Pinyin (Taiwan): rén yào zhǎng jiāo, zhàng yào duǎn jié
Bopomofo: ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄠ，ㄓㄤˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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