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利息

lì xī · li xi

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HSK 4Old HSK 5Measure word: 笔 bǐ

Meaning

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  1. interest (on a loan)
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Interest on a thousand yuan

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)把(bǎ)一千块(yīqiānkuài)存进(cúnjìn)银行(yínháng)了(le)。

    I put a thousand yuan in the bank.

  2. Liangliang

    银行(yínháng)会(huì)给(gěi)你(nǐ)利息(lìxī)吗(ma)？

    Will the bank give you interest?

  3. Dengdeng

    会(huì)，一年(yīnián)有(yǒu)二十块(èrshíkuài)利息(lìxī)。

    Yes, twenty yuan of interest a year.

  4. Liangliang

    才(cái)二十块(èrshíkuài)？你的(nǐde)利息(lìxī)还(hái)不够(bùgòu)买(mǎi)一杯(yībēi)咖啡(kāfēi)！

    Only twenty yuan? Your interest cannot even buy one coffee!

  5. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，钱(qián)放(fàng)在(zài)银行(yínháng)很(hěn)安全(ānquán)。

    Never mind. Money is safe in the bank.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)一年后(yīniánhòu)我(wǒ)等着(děngzhe)你(nǐ)用(yòng)利息(lìxī)请(qǐng)我(wǒ)喝(hē)咖啡(kāfēi)！

    Then in a year I will wait for you to treat me to coffee with the interest!

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2 examples
01

银(yín)行(háng)对(duì)风(fēng)险(xiǎn)客(kè)户(hù)收(shōu)取(qǔ)较(jiào)高(gāo)的(de)贷(dài)款(kuǎn)利(lì)息(xī)。

Banks charge higher interest on loans to risky customers.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)存(cún)在(zài)银(yín)行(háng)的(de)钱(qián)利(lì)息(xī)非(fēi)常(cháng)低(dī)。

The money I have in the bank earns very low interest.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by lexiecalised · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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