# 透支 (tòuzhī)

In Mandarin Chinese, 透支 (tòuzhī) means “to overdraw; to exhaust (health or energy)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to overdraw; to exhaust (health or energy)
- Pinyin: tòuzhī (tou4 zhi1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 长期熬夜工作会透支身体健康。
  Chángqī áoyè gōngzuò huì tòuzhī shēntǐ jiànkāng.
  Staying up late for a long time will exhaust your health.

## Characters

- [透](https://hanziro.com/word/tou-penetrate/) (tòu): to penetrate; thoroughly
- [支](https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-support/) (zhī): to support; to sustain

https://hanziro.com/word/tou-zhi-overdraw/

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