pawn; mortgage; deposit as security
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to pawn; to mortgage; to deposit as security for a loan
formalFormal term used in legal, financial, or historical contexts. Slightly more formal than 典当, often used for real estate or valuable items.
Tā他
bù不
dé得
bù不
bǎ把
zǔ祖
chuán传
de的
zì字
huà画
diǎn典
yā押
gěi给
dàng当
pù铺
。
He had no choice but to pawn the family heirloom paintings to the pawnshop.
Zhè这
tào套
fáng房
chǎn产
bèi被
diǎn典
yā押
gěi给
le了
yín银
háng行
yǐ以
huò获
qǔ取
dài贷
kuǎn款
。
This property was mortgaged to the bank to obtain a loan.
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Gǔ古
dài代
qióng穷
rén人
cháng常
bǎ把
yī衣
wù物
diǎn典
yā押
yǐ以
dù度
guò过
nán难
guān关
。
In ancient times, poor people often pawned their clothes to get through hard times.