贷
loan; borrow; lend; shirk; pardon
Meanings
4 senses · 20 examplesnoun
loan; credit
formalRefers to money lent by banks or financial institutions, often used in formal financial contexts.
He applied for a business loan to start his company.
This bank offers low-interest housing loans.
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Credit loans do not require collateral.
Farmers can use loans to buy agricultural machinery and seeds.
This small micro-enterprise obtained a special loan from the government.
verb
to lend; to borrow; to advance money
neutralCan refer to both borrowing money from others and lending money to others, context will clarify the direction.
I borrowed money from a friend, which counts as short-term lending/borrowing.
The bank lent 10 million yuan to this factory to expand production.
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This pawnshop can lend you emergency funds.
Due to tight funds, he had to borrow money externally to make ends meet.
Lending and borrowing behaviors between enterprises need to comply with relevant regulations.
verb
to shirk; to shift responsibility
formalMost commonly used in the fixed phrase 责无旁贷, meaning one cannot shirk one's duty.
Protecting the environment is everyone's duty, and we cannot shirk our responsibilities.
Facing public emergencies, the government cannot shirk its responsibilities.
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As the team leader, he never shirks mistakes made during work.
In this fight against the pandemic, no one can shirk their obligations.
Parents cannot shirk the responsibility of educating their children to the school.
verb
to pardon; to excuse; to leniently punish
formalMost commonly used in the fixed phrase 严惩不贷, meaning to punish severely without mercy.
We will severely punish serious corruption without any leniency.
The court announced that this repeat offender will be severely punished without pardon.
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He caused a car accident while drunk driving, the consequences are serious and will not be pardoned.
The company stipulates that any employee who violates safety regulations will not be pardoned.
During the war, the atrocities of the enemy army will never be pardoned.