interest (on principal)
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interest (as opposed to principal)
formalTechnical financial term distinguishing interest earned from the original capital (母金 or 本金). Less common than 利息 in everyday speech, appearing primarily in financial mathematics and formal accounting contexts.
Yín银
háng行
gēn根
jù据
běn本
jīn金
jì计
suàn算
zǐ子
jīn金
。
The bank calculates the interest based on the principal.
Zài在
fù复
lì利
jì计
suàn算
zhōng中
，
zǐ子
jīn金
huì会
jiā加
rù入
mǔ母
jīn金
chǎn产
shēng生
xīn新
de的
lì利
xī息
。
In compound interest calculations, the interest is added to the principal to generate new interest.
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Zhè这
bǐ笔
cún存
kuǎn款
měi每
nián年
de的
zǐ子
jīn金
dà大
yuē约
shì是
wǔ五
bǎi百
yuán元
。
The annual interest on this deposit is approximately five hundred yuan.