diǎn

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Meaning of 典押

典押 means to pawn; to mortgage; to deposit as security for a loan. Pronounced diǎn yā.

  • to pawn; to mortgage; to deposit as security for a loan

Definitions & Examples

chuán
de
huà
diǎn
gěi
dàng
 

He had no choice but to pawn the family heirloom paintings to the pawnshop.

Zhè
tào
fáng
chǎn
bèi
diǎn
gěi
le
yín
háng
huò
dài
kuǎn
 

This property was mortgaged to the bank to obtain a loan.

dài
qióng
rén
cháng
diǎn
guò
nán
guān
 

In ancient times, poor people often pawned their clothes to get through hard times.