cúnxī

存息

Word · Noun

interest on deposits

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

interest on a deposit; savings interest

formal

A financial term referring to the earnings paid by a bank or financial institution on deposited funds.

Zhè这
jiā家
yín银
háng行
de的
cún存
xī息
bǐ比
jiào较
gāo高
 。

This bank offers relatively high interest on deposits.

Qǐng请
wèn问
yī一
nián年
qī期
dìng定
qī期
cún存
kuǎn款
de的
cún存
xī息
shì是
duō多
shǎo少
 ?

May I ask what the interest rate is for a one-year fixed deposit?

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Tā他
bǎ把
suǒ所
yǒu有
jī积
xù蓄
cún存
jìn进
yín银
háng行
 ,
jiù就
shì是
wèi为
le了
zhuàn赚
qǔ取
cún存
xī息
 。

He deposited all his savings in the bank precisely to earn interest.