exorbitant interest; huge profit; value money
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
3 senses · 6 examplesnoun
exorbitant interest; usury
Often used in contexts of exploitation or unfair lending practices.
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
de的
dì地
zhǔ主
duì对
nóng农
mín民
jìn进
xíng行
zhòng重
lì利
pán盘
bō剥
。
In the old society, landlords practiced usury to exploit peasants.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhòng重
lì利
fàng放
dài贷
de的
xíng行
wéi为
shì是
wéi违
fǎ法
de的
。
This kind of usurious lending is illegal.
noun
huge profit; exorbitant profit
Often implies excessive or unreasonable profit-seeking.
Shāng商
rén人
bù不
yīng应
zhǐ只
móu牟
qǔ取
zhòng重
lì利
，
ér而
yīng应
zhù注
zhòng重
chéng诚
xìn信
。
Merchants should not only seek huge profits, but should value integrity.
Zhè这
gè个
háng行
yè业
jìng竞
zhēng争
jī激
liè烈
，
hěn很
nán难
huò获
dé得
zhòng重
lì利
。
Competition is fierce in this industry, making it hard to earn huge profits.
verb
to value money over righteousness; to regard profit as paramount
archaicLiterary usage, often in the context of moral criticism or character description.
Tā他
zhè这
gè个
rén人
zhòng重
lì利
qīng轻
yì义
，
bù不
zhí值
dé得
shēn深
jiāo交
。
This man values money over righteousness and is not worth befriending deeply.
Jūn君
zǐ子
bù不
yīng应
zhòng重
lì利
qīng轻
yì义
，
ér而
yīng应
jiàn见
lì利
sī思
yì义
。
A gentleman should not value profit over righteousness, but should think of righteousness when seeing profit.