利息 lìxī interest (on a loan)
How to remember 利息: 利 benefit + 息 breath = interest (on a loan).
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How it is used
- The interest paid or earned on money - 存款利息 (cúnkuǎn lìxī) deposit interest, 付利息 (fù lìxī) pay interest.
- Distinguish from 利率 (lìlǜ), the interest rate (a percentage): 利息 is the actual sum of money, 利率 is the rate that generates it.
- Everyday banking and finance vocabulary; the measure word is 笔 (bǐ).
Example sentences
- 银行对风险客户收取较高的贷款利息。 Yínháng duì fēngxiǎn kèhù shōuqǔ jiào gāo de dàikuǎn lìxī.Banks charge higher interest on loans to risky customers.