lend money; make loans
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to lend money; to make a loan; to extend credit
formalPrimarily used in financial, banking, and legal contexts. Often implies institutional lending rather than personal loans between friends.
Yín银
háng行
zhèng正
zài在
xiàng向
zhōng中
xiǎo小
qǐ企
yè业
fàng放
dài贷
。
The bank is currently lending to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Fēi非
fǎ法
fàng放
dài贷
shì是
wéi违
fǎ法
xíng行
wéi为
，
huì会
shòu受
dào到
fǎ法
lǜ律
yán严
chéng惩
。
Illegal lending is a criminal offense and will be severely punished by law.
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Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
zhuān专
mén门
gěi给
nóng农
mín民
tí提
gōng供
dī低
xī息
fàng放
dài贷
fú服
wù务
。
This company specializes in providing low-interest loans to farmers.