透 支

tòu zhīdictionary entry

(banking) to overdraw / to take out an overdraft / an overdraft / to overspend (i.e. expenditure in excess of revenue) / (old) to draw one's wage in advance / (fig.) to exhaust (one's enthusiasm, energy etc) / to damage a natural resource through overuse

Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

透支 透支 [tou4 zhi1] /(banking) to overdraw/to take out an overdraft/an overdraft/to overspend (i.e. expenditure in excess of revenue)/(old) to draw one's wage in advance/(fig.) to exhaust (one's enthusiasm, energy etc)/to damage a natural resource through overuse/

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Reference information

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Character information

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透
tòu
(bound form) to penetrate / to seep through / to tell secretly / to leak / thoroughly / through and through / to appear / to show
支
zhī
to support / to sustain / to erect / to raise / branch / division / to draw money / classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions
Zhī
surname Zhi

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