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利息

lì xī

HSK 6

Meaning

  • interest (on a loan)

Definition

指资金借贷中,借款人支付给贷款人的报酬,通常按本金的一定比例计算。

The compensation paid by a borrower to a lender for the use of money, typically calculated as a percentage of the principal.

Usage

常用于金融、银行、投资等语境,表示存款、贷款或债券等产生的额外收益或成本。

Commonly used in finance, banking, and investment contexts to refer to the additional earnings or cost from deposits, loans, or bonds.

Examples

  • 1 银行存款可以获得一定的利息收入。(Bank deposits can earn a certain amount of interest income.)
  • 2 贷款买房需要支付银行利息。(Taking out a mortgage to buy a house requires paying interest to the bank.)
  • 3 这家公司发行的债券年利率为5%。(The annual interest rate on the bonds issued by this company is 5%.)
  • 4 信用卡逾期还款会产生高额利息。(Late repayment of credit cards will incur high interest.)
  • 5 央行下调基准利率以刺激经济。(The central bank lowered the benchmark interest rate to stimulate the economy.)

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