gāo
dài

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technical

Meaning of 高利贷

高利贷 means usury; a loan with exorbitantly high interest. Pronounced gāo lì dài.

  • usury; a loan with exorbitantly high interest

Definitions & Examples

yīn
shēng
shī
bài
 
xìng
jiè
le
gāo
dài
 
xiàn
zài
zhài
lěi
lěi
 

After his business failed, he unfortunately took out a usurious loan and is now heavily in debt.

Fàng
gāo
dài
shì
wéi
de
 
duì
shè
huì
wēi
hài
hěn
 

Loan sharking is illegal and highly detrimental to society.

Zhèng
zhèng
zài
yán
fēi
de
gāo
dài
huó
dòng
 

The government is cracking down hard on illegal usury activities.

Xiàn
gāo
dài
xiàn
jǐng
de
rén
hěn
nán
bǎi
tuō
zhài
wēi
 

People caught in the usury trap find it very difficult to escape the debt crisis.