to lend money (at interest)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to lend money; to issue a loan
formal传统上多指非银行机构或个人的借贷行为。
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
，
dì地
zhǔ主
kào靠
fàng放
zhàng账
pán盘
bō剥
nóng农
mín民
。
In the old society, landlords exploited peasants by lending them money.
Zhè这
jiā家
qián钱
zhuāng庄
zhǔ主
yào要
yè业
wù务
jiù就
shì是
fàng放
zhàng账
。
The main business of this old-style Chinese bank is lending money.
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Tā他
cóng从
bù不
qīng轻
yì易
fàng放
zhàng账
，
pà怕
shōu收
bù不
huí回
lái来
。
He never lends money lightly, fearing he won't get it back.