interest (on savings or loans)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
interest; income from a deposit or loan
Refers to the fee paid for the use of borrowed money (loan interest) or earned on deposited funds (savings interest).
Yín银
háng行
de的
dìng定
qī期
cún存
kuǎn款
lì利
xī息
bǐ比
jiào较
gāo高
。
The interest rate on bank time deposits is relatively high.
Zhè这
bǐ笔
dài贷
kuǎn款
de的
lì利
xī息
xū需
yào要
àn按
yuè月
zhī支
fù付
。
The interest on this loan needs to be paid monthly.
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Tōng通
huò货
péng膨
zhàng胀
lǜ率
yǐ已
jīng经
chāo超
guò过
le了
chǔ储
xù蓄
lì利
xī息
。
The inflation rate has already exceeded the savings interest rate.
Tā他
tóu投
zī资
zhuàn赚
de的
lì利
xī息
zú足
gòu够
zhī支
fù付
shēng生
huó活
fèi费
。
The interest he earns from his investments is enough to cover living expenses.
Miǎn免
xī息
dài贷
kuǎn款
shì是
zhǐ指
zài在
tè特
dìng定
shí时
jiān间
nèi内
bù不
shōu收
lì利
xī息
。
An interest-free loan means no interest is charged for a specific period.