利
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Interest (on a loan) in Chinese: 利息 (lì xī)

lì xī

interest (on a loan)

HSK 3.0 Level 42 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1interest (on a loan)

Stroke order

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利
息

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄌㄧˋ

lì

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄒㄧ

xī

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ i—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 我本金和利息都没了。

    wǒ běn jīn hé lì xī dōu méi le。

    I have lost both principal and interest.

  • 我存在银行的钱利息非常低。

    wǒ cún zài yín háng de qián lì xī fēi cháng dī。

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

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Related words

利

lì

sharp

休息

xiū xi

rest

流利

liú lì

fluent

顺利

shùn lì

smoothly

消息

xiāo xi

news

利润

lì rùn

profits

利益

lì yì

benefit

利用

lì yòng

to exploit

权利

quán lì

right (i.e. an entitlement to sth)

胜利

shèng lì

victory

信息

xìn xī

information

有利

yǒu lì

advantageous

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