pawn; pledge as collateral
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to borrow money using items as collateral; to pawn goods to secure a loan
Typically refers to traditional or informal lending practices where personal property is pledged as security for a loan. More specific than general 抵押 (mortgage), often implying shorter-term or smaller-scale transactions.
Tā他
yòng用
zǔ祖
chuán传
de的
zì字
huà画
yā押
zhàng账
，
jiè借
le了
yī一
bǐ笔
zhōu周
zhuǎn转
zī资
jīn金
。
He used his ancestral paintings as collateral to borrow a sum of working capital.
Guò过
qù去
qióng穷
rén人
jiā家
cháng常
cháng常
ná拿
yī衣
wù物
qù去
yā押
zhàng账
dù度
rì日
。
In the past, poor families would often pawn their clothes to get by.
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Zhè这
jiā家
dàng当
pù铺
zhuān专
mén门
zuò做
yā押
zhàng账
shēng生
yì意
，
lì利
xī息
bǐ比
yín银
háng行
gāo高
。
This pawnshop specializes in collateral loans, with interest rates higher than banks.